A Columbia man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder after deputies said he set a Swansea home on fire with five people inside late Saturday night. Joseph Harry Riester, 48, entered the victims’ home on Jones Wire Road with a knife shortly before midnight, according to the arrest warrants. “The victims told […]
A Gaston man suspected of robbing a Dollar General on Charleston Highway Saturday night was apprehended by a K-9 police dog after leading officers on a car chase, according to deputies. Anthony Devon Nelson, 22, is charged with armed robbery after pointing a handgun at two store employees and getting away with cash, according to […]
No charges will be filed against a Gaston man for his involvement in a fatal stabbing at a Meadowfield Road home Thursday. Investigators from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department consulted with prosecutors from the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office and determined 21-year-old Joshua Rossman acted in self-defense during an altercation with 19-year-old Rayshawn Porterfield. Lexington County […]
What if we told you 40 percent of our county’s motor vehicle thefts could be prevented by doing one simple thing? Watch the video below to see how quickly thieves can drive off in your vehicle and how you can make sure that doesn’t happen to you.