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LIFE SENTENCE IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MURDER

Michael Tirrell Means, age 39, has been sentenced to Life in prison following his conviction for Murder and Possession of a Weapon during commission…

Life Sentence for Hampton County Man following Conviction by a Lexington County Jury in Double Homicide Case

Damien Lavar Ritter, a 28 year old man from Estill, South Carolina, was convicted yesterday afternoon by a Lexington County jury, after approximately…

LIFE IN PRISON FOR CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT FOR MAN IN LEXINGTON COUNTY

After a trial this week in Lexington County, Michael Thomas Dyer, age 48, has received the maximum sentence for two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct…

Man Sentenced to 70 Years for Setting Woman Ablaze in Lexington County Domestic Assault

Robert Rome Green, age 48, received a sentence of seventy (70) years in prison following a jury trial conviction for Attempted Murder and Arson –…

Lexington County Mother Sentenced to 38 Years for Homicide by Child Abuse

Cynthia Estrada-Lopez, age 28, has been sentenced to thirty-eight (38) years in prison for killing her four (4) year old daughter, Lilly Lopez. Chief…

Lexington County Woman sentenced to 12 Years for Felony DUI Involving Death

Last week, Lauren Michelle Dangerfield, age 33 from Lexington, was sentenced to twelve (12) years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections…

Lexington County Sex Offender receives the Maximum Sentence

Lexington County resumed holding in-person court this week with social distancing protocols in place. Kyle Allen Brown, 27 years old, pled guilty…

Lexington County Drug Offender sentenced to 15 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

Michael Jason Harwell, age 40, pled guilty this afternoon in Lexington County General Sessions Court to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl…

Multiple Offenders in Lexington County received significant Prison Sentences this week

Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard praised his staff for their work. “This week, we handled numerous matters by videoconferencing.  Our…

Lexington County Court Appearances and Court Matters are Cancelled

All General Sessions Court (Criminal Court) Appearances scheduled at the Lexington County Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center for tomorrow, Thursday,…