A California man was arrested in possession of more than 25 pounds of marijuana Monday after a traffic stop at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Jackson Quincy Reed, a 43-year-old Sacramento resident, is charged with trafficking marijuana, according to an arrest warrant. Reed is also charged with driving recklessly on the John N. Hardee Expressway as […]
As part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 287(g) program at the Lexington County Detention Center, the Lexington County 287(g) Steering Committee will hold its annual meeting Nov. 29 in the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Training Center at 541 Gibson Road in Lexington. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. with opening […]
An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with making threats of a mass shooting at Pelion High School. Robert Hunter Jacob Woods, a Pelion High student, admitted to deputies Tuesday night he created multiple social media profiles to make threats against the school, according to an arrest warrant. “A concerned Pelion High student made us […]
Funding for a victim advocate to assist Lexington County Hispanics affected by crime is part of more than $46 million worth of grants recently approved for law enforcement agencies statewide by the South Carolina Public Safety Coordinating Council. “Grant funds distributed by Attorney General Alan Wilson will enable us to hire a bilingual victim advocate […]