The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has opened an investigation into who has made dozens of unfounded 911 calls since late March. Lexington County’s communications center received 57 calls between March 25 and Wednesday that turned out to be baseless, according to detectives. “We believe a woman made all the calls using an out-of-service cellphone that […]
A 16-year-old Airport High School student had a loaded gun at school Friday. “One of our school resource officers found a .380 handgun concealed in a pair of shorts under the student’s pants after school administrators searched the student’s backpack,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Administrators found substances that are believed to be illegal […]
A Gaston teenager has been charged as an adult with attempted murder in connection with the beating of an elderly woman. Demars Unique Randolph, 16, entered the victim’s Dixiana Drive home March 15 and hit her multiple times with a metal baseball bat, according to arrest warrants. Detectives said Randolph stole the victim’s car after […]
Twenty-one years ago, Lee Thomas answered the call to become a reserve deputy. “You have to have a burning desire to do it. You are wearing a badge and a gun and putting your life at risk and you’re doing it for free,” Major Lee Thomas said. “You really, really have to be committed to the […]