LCSD

Community tip leads to arrest of fugitive

Deputies have arrested a Swansea man wanted for obstructing justice during an ongoing homicide investigation. Daiquan Lamont Brooks is charged with tampering with evidence at the scene of an April 29 homicide on Meadowfield Road in Gaston, according to arrest warrants. “To make this arrest less than 24 hours after we sought help from the […]

Two men charged in car thefts

Two Midlands men are charged in the theft of multiple cars. Bailey Todd Vanmansart (above left), 20, of West Columbia is charged with four counts of grand larceny, one count of petit larceny and one count of criminal conspiracy, according to arrest warrants. Brandon Edward Smith (above right), 26, of Columbia is charged with a […]

Investigators seek fugitive connected to homicide

Deputies are searching for a Swansea man wanted for obstructing justice during an active homicide investigation. “We’d like to talk with Daiquan Lamont Brooks about the April 29 fatal shooting of Ryan Williams on Meadowfield Drive in Gaston,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “We’re confident he can provide valuable information to us that will […]

Lexington woman charged in death of her baby

A Lexington woman has been charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of her infant daughter. Heather Marie Lawson, 22, of Lexington failed to provide her 7-month-old baby necessary health care after the child was injured Saturday in a fall, according to an arrest warrant served by Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators. “Our […]