Lexington County K-9 handler Adam Clayton and his partner, Bady, were finally in a comfortable working rhythm when the dog contracted an illness that forced him to medically retire earlier this year. “In the beginning it was hurtful because I know he has so much more to do, so many more things to accomplish,” Clayton […]
On Sept. 24, 2009, Debbie Powell received a phone call from someone telling her that her son, Andy, had been found dead in his home on Goodwin Road in Gaston and his prized dragon necklace was stolen. “You give birth to this child and you raise them for 21 years,” Powell said. “Then somebody goes […]
A 15-year-old Airport High School student is being held by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice after school administrators found an unloaded handgun in his backpack. The administrators became aware of the student possibly having a gun at school this morning, according to deputies. Administrators searched his belongings and discovered a .380 pistol, both […]
Sheriff Jay Koon graduated from the 40th session of the FBI’s National Executive Institute last week. More than 40 senior law enforcement leaders from across the United States and around the world attended the class. The National Executive Institute is the FBI’s premier executive training initiative. For more than three decades, NEI has provided leadership […]