The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department will begin its next reserve deputy training cycle Oct. 19. “Reserve deputies are a major component of our commitment to serve the people of Lexington County,” Sheriff Jay Koon said. “They sacrifice time away from their families to supplement the number of full-time, sworn officers who are assigned to road […]
Correctional officers at the Lexington County Detention Center will test the facility’s emergency warning siren system July 14 at approximately 11:30 a.m. The system is intended to alert homes and businesses near the detention center at 521 Gibson Road in the event of an emergency situation, such as an escape. The test tone will sound […]
Agents of the State Law Enforcement Division have arrested a former Lexington County deputy and a former Columbia Metropolitan Airport Department of Public Safety officer in connection with the removal of items from a shed at a Lexington County residence. After conducting a court-ordered eviction in February, former deputy Willie Womble, 36, instructed Jesse Gregg […]
Lexington County deputies have charged a woman with unlawful conduct toward a child after she left two children inside a car while she went into a store. “Based on our investigation and witness statements, Maria Rivas-Velazques left a 5-year-old girl and a 23-month-old boy in her running car for about 12 minutes,” Lexington County Sheriff […]