September 2022 - Page 2 of 2 - Lexington County Sheriff's Department

20 more men arrested in online sting operation

LEXINGTON, S.C. – Undercover investigators have arrested 20 more men as part of an operation over the past several months targeting potential sexual predators trying to contact children for sexual activity. “These arrests bring our arrest total to 31 suspects from the operation we hosted earlier this year with the Lexington Police Department and the South Carolina […]

Lexington County deputy traded in her medical scrubs for a badge and uniform

Sep 1, 2022Sarah AlexanderAgency News

LEXINGTON, S.C. – Deputy Katelyn Kniphfer remembers walking through the halls of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department as a child. She spent some afternoons in the building after school with her aunt, a Sheriff’s Department retiree. Her uncle served with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, so she grew up around the law enforcement field. […]