LEXINGTON, S.C. – An operation targeting wanted subjects last weekend netted 20 arrests.
“This operation was all about getting accused criminals off the street,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “We set up multiple teams of deputies that swept through the county over the weekend serving arrest warrants.”
Investigators gathered intelligence in the days leading up to the operations about where the wanted subjects have been seen, according to Koon.
“Many of the warrants were served at hotels and businesses,” Koon said. “Deputies from different units within the department worked together to make our community safer and bring these people to justice.”
The following individuals were arrested in the operation and booked into the Lexington County Detention Center:
Malik Akbar, probation violation
Devika Ellis Allen, failure to appear in court bench warrant
Stephen Atkinson, meth possession
Wayne Boron, probation violation
Tameakeo Carnard, possession with intent to distribute marijuana
Harlcart Carter, contempt of court
Britany Cauthen, General Sessions Court bench warrant
Donnell Goodwin, probation violation
Michael Hardison, family court bench warrant
Marcus Lawrence Harper, probation violation
Matthew Lajoie, larceny
James Liberty, family court bench warrant, charged with possession with intent to distribute meth
Shaun Logan, failure to appear in court
Matthew Loverin, harassment
Kelin Martinez-Arellanes, failure to appear in court for forgery
Joseph Rush, probation violation
Raymond Stierwald, failure to appear in court for armed robbery, kidnapping, assault, assault by mob and criminal conspiracy
Jay Terry, trespassing, assault, domestic violence, malicious injury to personal property
David Westmoreland, failure to appear in court for burglary, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and domestic violence
Ray Wyatt, harassment and unlawful communication