LCSD

11 arrested in online sting operation

LEXINGTON, S.C. – Undercover investigators recently arrested 11 men as part of an operation earlier this month targeting potential sexual predators trying to contact children for sexual activity. “We, along with the Lexington Police Department and the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, served as the host agencies for this operation,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon […]

3 arrested in alleged child abuse case

LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies have arrested three women in connection to a child abuse investigation at a child care center. Shayna Nicole McKnight, 36, is charged with infliction of great bodily harm upon a child, according to an arrest warrant. Amy Marie Grice, 38, and Jeannie H. Locklear, 49, are charged with obstructing […]

Investigation underway into federal inmate death

LEXINGTON, S.C. – A federal inmate who was being held at the Lexington County Detention Center died Saturday evening. The inmate has been identified as 39-year-old Charles Carlisle Plumley, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. “Mr. Plumley was in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service while being housed at the Lexington County Detention Center,” Lexington […]