Two law enforcement agencies and a private resident teamed up to take two men into custody this afternoon after the subjects led officers on a chase across southern Lexington County. A Gaston police officer activated blue lights and siren in an attempt to stop the two men. The subjects initiated the pursuit at Meadowfield and […]
Detectives are asking for the public’s help as the agency investigates a break-in at a business. Suspects rammed a fence at Quality Tool and Repair on Lake Murray Boulevard early Tuesday morning. Once inside the sales lot, two suspects loaded a cement mixer, a pressure washer and a generator onto a large moving truck […]
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety has recognized the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department for its efforts in 2015 to enforce the state’s DUI laws and remove impaired drivers from roadways. SCDPS named the 11th Circuit Law Enforcement Network, which includes 24 law enforcement agencies in Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick and Saluda counties, as the top […]
Donald Wade Hagood, 52, of Gaston has been charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 11 years of age. Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators arrested Hagood on Tuesday. He’s being held in the Lexington County Detention Center while he awaits a bond hearing. According to South Carolina law, Hagood, if convicted, […]