A Columbia man faces a handful of charges after a Saturday evening shooting on Havenwood Drive in Gaston. Michael Eugene Parker, 37, is charged with attempted murder, first and second degree assault and battery, domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a weapon by […]
Lexington County deputies have arrested Eddie Louis Bass III in connection with a shooting death last month at a Gaston home. Bass, a 29-year-old Columbia resident, fatally shot a man in the head Jan. 31 at a home in the 500 block of Blackville Road, according to arrest warrants. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified […]
The Lexington County Council has approved a program Sheriff Jay Koon will start immediately to help his department recruit and retain employees. Koon presented details of a monetary incentive package during council’s meeting Tuesday evening. This initiative is the first phase of a comprehensive recruitment and retention plan that was submitted in the requested budget […]
Lexington County narcotics agents arrested two men and one woman this week after executing a search warrant at a Lexington home. Michelle Eisinger, 42, is charged with possessing and trafficking illegal drugs. Jason Rivers Jr., 30, is charged with illegally possessing a firearm and failing to register as a sex offender. Kevin Vinson Jr., 36, […]