Three Sentenced in the Lexington County Murder of 15-year-old Sanaa Amenhotep
Tue, 08/29/2023
All three defendants charged in the 2021 Murder and Kidnapping of Sanaa Amenhotep, age 15, have now been convicted and sentenced. The Honorable Debra…Columbia Man sentenced to 22 years in Prison for Burglary
Mon, 07/17/2023
Jeremy Gerome Junious, a 35-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to Burglary First Degree last week in Lexington County and was sentenced by Circuit…West Columbia Man sentenced to 20 years in Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine and Trafficking Cocaine
Fri, 05/19/2023
Homer Marquette Chestnut, a 44-year-old West Columbia man, pled guilty to trafficking crack cocaine, trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to…In Loving Memory of Erik Joseph Drylie
Thu, 04/27/2023
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of our colleague and friend, Eleventh Circuit Assistant Solicitor Erik Drylie, who…Leesville man sentenced to 18 years in prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Thu, 04/06/2023
Brandy O’Neal Harris, a 32-year-old Leesville man, pled guilty to two counts of trafficking methamphetamine on March 30, 2023, for charges in…Columbia man sentenced to 15 years in prison for Trafficking Cocaine, Conspiracy, and Furnishing Contraband into the Lexington County Detention Center
Thu, 04/06/2023
Ricky Rogers McField, a 39-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to trafficking cocaine, conspiracy, and furnishing contraband into the Lexington County…Lexington County Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder on Fish Hatchery Road
Fri, 03/31/2023
Christopher David Shumpert, a 22-year-old Lexington County man, was convicted yesterday by a Lexington County jury and sentenced to forty (40) years…West Columbia woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Fri, 03/17/2023
Victoria Coxe Threatt, a 54-year-old West Columbia woman, was convicted this week by a Lexington County jury of Trafficking Methamphetamine,…Sex Offender Sentenced to 74 Years in Lexington County Home Invasion & Rape
Fri, 02/03/2023
Tamar J. Nance, age 32, was sentenced to 74 years following his conviction for the home invasion and rape of a seventy-four (74) year old resident…Two Men Sentenced to Life in Prison in Lexington County Triple Murder Case
Wed, 11/02/2022
Jeremy S. Cornish, age 41, of Columbia, and Justin Tyler Hopkins, age 24, of Columbia, have each been sentenced to Life in prison for the murders of…