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Lexington Count Jury convicts Child Abuser in 15 Minutes

Child Abuser, Zedric Quattlebaum, was found guilty of Great Bodily Injury to a Child in just 15 minutes this evening by a Lexington County jury.…

Violent Repeat Offender sentenced to 25 Years

Violent repeat offender, James Lee Williams, received a 25 year sentence today in Lexington County for Armed Robbery, Assault and Battery of a High…

8 Years in Prison for Felony DUI Death in McCormick County

Lakenzil Damon Tatum was sentenced to 8 years for Felony DUI Death yesterday in McCormick County. Assistant Solicitor Doug Fender handled the…

Man sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Gaston Pharmacy Robbery

Matthew Alexander Young was sentenced to 7 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections for robbing the Gaston Family Pharmacy. Young…

Lexington Man gets Life in Prison for Murder of Estranged Wife

Sean Patrick Peters pled guilty today on the eve of trial to Life Imprisonment in the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) for Murdering…

50 Years in Prison for Murder following conviction by a Lexington County Jury

Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard announced today that a twenty-eight (28) year old Lexington County man was sentenced to fifty (50) years in…

10 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery that took place in Springdale

Thank you Town of Springdale Police Department and Captain Joshua Bice for your hard work on this case. Jonathan Borrero was sentenced today to 10…

We Remember all law enforcement officers who gave their lives

Grateful to all of the brave men and women who serve and protect Lexington County. Today, we honored the 17 law enforcement officers who gave their…

Repeat Domestic Abuser receives an active prison sentence

Our battle against domestic violence continues. Cleveland W. Gates, Jr., age 34, was sentenced this week by Circuit Court Judge R. Knox McMahon to 7…

Man pled guilty and gets 24 years in prison for the shooting death of his roommate

Jeremy Junior Head pled guilty this week in the shooting death of his roommate, Antonio "Alex" Cano, age 23. Cano sustained fatal gunshot wounds to…