LEXINGTON, S.C. – A grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation will provide potentially life-saving equipment to support search efforts by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department along Lake Murray. Dominion Energy South Carolina President Keller Kissam presented Sheriff Jay Koon with two new underwater sonar devices during a March 11 ceremony at Bundrick Island. In […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies arrested three convicted felons after a community tip led them to seize an assortment of firearms on Feb. 21. Joshua Nelson, 38, is charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes, according to arrest warrants. Michael Lankford, 67, is charged with […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon is pleased to announce the following promotions and transfers. Jose Becerra has been promoted to senior detention deputy – transport. Becerra previously worked as a detention deputy. He has been serving the county since 2022. Kevin Blackmon has been transferred to captain in Judicial Services. Blackmon previously […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies have arrested a Greensboro, North Carolina, woman accused of using fake cashier’s checks to make several purchases, including multiple vehicles. Sierra Blair Stewart, 34, is charged with three counts of forgery for $10,000 or more, and one count each of presenting an altered vehicle registration, obtaining goods under false […]
