COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has charged three individuals in connection with a dog fighting operation in Richland County. On June 12, Markus Anjawn Brown, 47, of Columbia, was arrested and charged with Criminal Conspiracy and Animal Fighting. The following day, he was also charged withContinue Reading

Popular law enforcement leader and former National Sheriff of the Year takes oath of office, again By W. Thomas Smith Jr. For the eighth-consecutive time since 1997, Leon Lawson Lott raised his right hand and was re-sworn as sheriff of Richland County, Tuesday morning, Jan. 7 at the Richland CountyContinue Reading