Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of a third person in a shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured. Deputies were called to the 300 block of Saddletrail Road just after 5 pm on May 21 for reports of a shooting. They arrived to […]
LaserForm & Machine, Inc. (LaserForm & Machine), a metal fabrication and machine shop, today announced plans to expand operations in Richland County. The company is investing $5 million and creating 51 new jobs. LaserForm & Machine produces low- and high-volume quantities to meet customers’ needs. The company’s services include […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joshua Caleb Farris, 26, of Columbia, SC, on 21 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of a driver responsible for the death of a pedestrian on Fairfield Road in Columbia. Deputies responded to Fairfield Road and Eisenhower Drive around 3 p.m. today, May 7. They received reports of shots fired and arrived to find that […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the termination of former deputy sheriff James Christopher Leaisure, 29, following his arrest by the State Law Enforcement Division. Earlier this week the department was notified that Leaisure was under investigation by SLED, at the request of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, […]
A Columbia man is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center after detectives said he shot the doorknob of a West Columbia home and exchanged gunfire with another man after going inside. Jeremy Gerome Junious, 34, is charged with attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a dwelling, […]
Jewayne M. Price, the suspect in the Columbiana Center shooting receives what some call a light bond. Mr. Price was set on a $25,000 surety bond, placed on house arrest and is required to wear an ankle monitor. Price, will be allowed to travel from home to work […]
Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help locating a double murder suspect, who they believe to be armed and extremely dangerous. 19-year-old Trev’von Pinckney is wanted for shooting and killing Richard Boineau and Lance Scott at Creekside at Huntington Apartments (7602 Hunt […]
A father and son from Columbia are accused of attempted murder, among other charges, after a Thursday morning shooting. Anthony Gail Davis (left), 54, and Antony Ryan Davis, 28, are charged with two counts each of attempted murder, four counts each of pointing and presenting a firearm at […]
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in Northeast Columbia that left a teenager dead. Deputies responded to the 500 block of Halleck Lane yesterday, April 9 around 6 p.m. to reports of shots fired. The victim was found in the roadway with apparent gunshot wounds. […]
