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Validated Gang Member Convicted for Shooting in Batesburg-Leesville

Trevor Devon Morris, a 20 year-old from the Batesburg-Leesville area, was convicted yesterday afternoon by a Lexington County jury of Attempted…

Lexington County Man Convicted of Homicide by Child Abuse in Death of Daughter

David Lance Steadman, age 27, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole for his role in the death of his four (4) year old daughter,…

Lexington County Solicitor's Office host students for Job Shadow Day

On Monday, February 3rd, our office was excited to welcome middle school students throughout the Midlands for Job Shadow Day along with Chief…

Life Sentence for Lexington County Man Convicted of Murder & Destruction of Human Remains

Lee Anthony “Tony” Corley, a 39 year old Lexington County man, has been sentenced to Life in prison for the Murder of Alena Marie Kennedy, age 36,…

Saluda Man Sentenced after Dealing Drugs Near a Playground and Community Center

Last week, William Eugene Parham, a 46 year old Saluda man, pled guilty to Distribution of Crack Cocaine within Proximity to a School, Playground or…

Woman Convicted For the Murder of a Mother of Three in Gaston Shooting Sentenced to 35 Years

Chesnee Labri Mattress, a 25 year old Lexington County woman, was convicted yesterday by a Lexington County jury, after approximately three hours of…

Lexington County Domestic Abuser sentenced to 7 Years in the Department of Corrections

Gregory Mark Crolley, 52, pled guilty to Domestic Violence in the First Degree and was sentenced to seven (7) years in the South Carolina Department…

2019 Reflections: Justice for Lives Lost to Violence

As we close out 2019, we take the time to remember the 20 lives that were lost whose cases were brought to justice and whose families received…

Lexington County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Fatal DUI Crash resulting in the Death of his Cousin

Steven Ernest Mays, Jr., age 41, of Pelion, was sentenced earlier this week following a guilty plea in Lexington County to Felony DUI resulting in…

Man Sentenced in Armed Robbery of McCormick County Food Lion

Adam Teon Settles, a 37 year old Greenwood man, pled Guilty but Mentally Ill this week in McCormick County General Sessions Court to two counts of…