NETFLIX series features RCSD investigators
2023-05-01
Richland County Sheriff’s Department is lead agency in new missing persons documentary By W. Thomas Smith Jr. MISSING: DEAD OR ALIVE, a new NETFLIX documentaryContinue Reading
RCSD receives national peace officer certification
2023-04-22
Sheriff Lott receives award for achieving yet another agency first By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) was recognized for itsContinue Reading
Man sentenced to 15 years for smuggling drugs into detention center
2023-04-12
Ricky Rogers McField, a 39-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to trafficking cocaine, conspiracy, and furnishing contraband into the Lexington County Detention Center March 27. CircuitContinue Reading
Shooting at Frankie’s Funpark
2023-03-14
A female was shot and injured at Frankie’s Fun Park on Monday, March 13 according to the Columbia Police Department. The shooting happened around 9:15Continue Reading
Lexington man charged after driving car into house
2023-03-07
A Lexington man is accused of running his car into a home where three children were visiting. Jeffrey O’Neal Yasmine, 39, is charged with attemptedContinue Reading
Lexington County deputy receives Order of the Palmetto for more than 50 years of service
2023-03-05
Col. Mel Seboe, who has served the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department for more than 50 years, has received the Order of the Palmetto from Gov.Continue Reading
West Columbia man charged in drug case
2023-02-15
A West Columbia man faces a series of drug charges after narcotics agents said he had drugs delivered to his home last month. Nasiyr ShemContinue Reading
3 teens charged in school Molotov cocktail case
2023-02-07
Lexington County deputies have charged three teens with possessing an explosive device last week at a school while students were not present. Dylan Hank Maples,Continue Reading
Student charged in threats against Lexington County schools
2023-02-07
A 15-year-old Spring Valley High School student has been charged in connection with the Feb. 2 threats made to River Bluff High School and theContinue Reading
Sheriff Leon Lott promoted to state major general
2023-02-07
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, who also serves as commanding general of the S.C. State Guard (SCSG), was promoted fromContinue Reading
Sex Offender Sentenced to 74 years in Lexington County Home Invasion & Rape
2023-02-07
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 residentContinue Reading