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Jury convicts a Lexington Man for assisting an inmate in illegal activity

Last week, a Lexington County jury found Ronald Jospeh Bonnette guilty on all three charges: Aiding a Prisoner in Escape, Conspiracy, and Providing…

The 34th Annual Juvenile Arbitration Volunteer Awards and Recognition Ceremony

The 34th Annual Juvenile Arbitration Volunteer Awards and Recognition Ceremony took place yesterday at the Lexington Chamber of Commerce. During the…

Man sentenced to 23 years for Armed Robbery in Saluda County which injured Store Owner

Darquarious Tremaine Fuller, a 23 year old man from Greenwood, pled guilty this week to Armed Robbery and Attempted Murder taking responsibility for…

School Outreach at Saluda High School

Today, our office spent time with hundreds of students at Saluda High School as part of our School Outreach initiative. It is extremely important for…

Lexington County Heroin Trafficker will spend 15 Years in Prison

Trafficking Heroin landed Chancellor D. Montgomery in prison for 15 years without the possibility of parole during his plea today in Lexington County…

Botched Home Invasion Results in Sentence of 18 Years

Emonte Antonio Brooks pled guilty today at the start of his trial in Lexington County. Brooks pled to Attempted Murder for firing a weapon into a…

Domestic Violence Remembrance Ceremony held in Saluda County

A Remembrance Ceremony was held today in Saluda County for victims of #DomesticViolence who were killed in South Carolina last year. Our staff,…

Domestic Violence Coordinating Council meeting

Earlier today, our office joined community partners at the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council meeting hosted by the Lexington Police Department.…

Property Crime Repeat Offender sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

Property Crime Repeat Offender, Robert McGuffin, was sentenced to 8 years in prison last week on Forgery and two Larceny charges. McGuffin’s charges…

Man from Miami sentenced to 40 years for killing a local Edgefield County resident

Montrell Deshawn Troutman, a 38 year old man from Miami, Florida, was sentenced to 40 years for the killing of Leric Merriweather, which occurred on…