LCSD

Deputies bust chop shop after seizing guns, drugs

Officers seized an assortment of firearms and drugs before busting a chop shop last week at a Gaston home. Three men and three women were arrested on a wide array of charges. “Deputies received a community tip about possible drug activity at a home in the 300 block of Blackville Road,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay […]

Man dies after leading deputies on pursuit from traffic checkpoint

LEXINGTON, S.C. – A man was killed when his car left the roadway and struck a tree following a short pursuit in Irmo Friday night. The pursuit began in the Fernandina Road area after deputies said he deliberately evaded a joint public safety checkpoint made up of Lexington County deputies and troopers from the South […]

Teen charged after baby suffers multiple fractures, injuries

A Gaston teen was arrested and charged Thursday after she admitted to hurting her infant son, whose injuries included six broken ribs, a fractured leg and bleeding to the white of his eye, according to arrest warrants. Grace Imholte, 19, is charged with child abuse and unlawful neglect of a child after investigators determined she […]