LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Columbia man is accused of breaking into a Gilbert home Monday. Paul Lewis Richards Sr., 62, is charged with first-degree burglary, according to an arrest warrant. “Deputies were dispatched to a burglary in progress in the 3300 block of Augusta Highway Monday afternoon,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Based on […]
Former Lexington County probationary cadet charged for off-duty actions LEXINGTON, S.C. – Columbia Police officers arrested a former Lexington County probationary cadet Wednesday in connection with an off-duty traffic collision that happened Jan. 15. Robert Garofalo, 43, is charged with felony DUI, according to arrest warrants. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon terminated Garofalo Jan. 25. […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Two Carolina Springs Middle School students are charged with making direct threats against students at their school. The students, whose names will not be released because they are under age 18, used an app to create a fake telephone number to text threats to multiple students. The students were released to the custody of […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Lexington man is accused of pointing a gun at a Lexington County deputy after an alleged domestic violence incident. Mikel Scott Hinkle, 56, is charged with pointing and presenting a firearm at a person and third-degree domestic violence, according to arrest warrants. “Hinkle and a family member were traveling in a […]
