A West Columbia man is accused of shooting a man to death last month. Mark Anthony Festus Scheibler, 46, will be charged with murder, arson and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Based on evidence investigators collected and interviews detectives conducted with witnesses, ScheiblerContinue Reading
Two girls have been charged after some cash was stolen and a knife was displayed Thursday at Gilbert Middle School. One of the girls refused to hand over a $20 bill that belonged to the other girl, according to deputies. The second student showed a knife and demanded the moneyContinue Reading
More than a dozen emergency vehicles responded to a fire alarm at the Friarsgate Centre located at 107 N. Royal Tower Rd. in Irmo. Smoke was seen coming from different areas on the roof and firefighters worked to determine its source. According to IFD officials, an electrical fire started inContinue Reading
Deputies arrested five adults and one minor accused of breaking into storage units Nov. 27 and 28. William Hinson, 50, and Jessica Spillman, 39, are charged with third-degree burglary after being accused of breaking into the U-Haul Moving and Storage on Jamil Road. on Saturday, according to the incident report.Continue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is updating the Town of Lexington community that Curtis Mario Joyeux, age 32 of Columbia, was arrested on Saturday evening, November 27, 2021, during a traffic stop after he left the apartment complex where the victim lives who was involved in ongoing threats sent through text messagesContinue Reading
The below message was sent to families at White Knoll High School from Principal Ted Daughtry regarding the incident that took place at the school earlier today (Nov. 29, 2021). Dear WKHS Families and Guardians: Earlier today, students reported to staff that a White Knoll High School student hadContinue Reading
A Berkeley County man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for a 2019 traffic crash that resulted in serious injuries to a deputy with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Circuit Court Judge R. Ferrell Cothran, Jr. imposed the sentence earlier this week on Michael Jordan Nichols, 38. Nichols,Continue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is announcing the arrest of a man who stabbed two men during a fight at a local bar on Highway 378 West in the Town of Lexington on Friday, November 19, 2021. At approximately 9:00 p.m., officers responded to the Twisted Root Bar and Grill, after itContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is updating the Town of Lexington community on a social media hoax that happened this afternoon which resulted in the lockdown of a school and an extensive search by officers looking for an armed man who was said to be on campus. At 4:20 p.m., officers wereContinue Reading
Deputies arrested a man and a woman accused of breaking into a storage unit early November 16. Jeremy Jivers, 38, and Tanya Kelley, 47, are charged with second-degree burglary, according to arrest warrants. Jivers, a Cayce resident, is also charged with financial identity theft. Kelley, who resides in West Columbia,Continue Reading
A Columbia man arrested Friday morning is accused of shooting a ride service driver he followed after a road rage incident in a hotel parking lot. Kenneth Lewis Trogdon, 36, is charged with attempted murder, shooting into a vehicle and other gun charges, according to arrest warrants. “BasedContinue Reading