Sheriff Leon Lott announced yesterday that a dozen inmates at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center are now facing charges for a Sept. 3 riot that sent two detention officers to the hospital. In addition to the two inmates charged that day – JuJuan Council and Anthony Blakney – […]
In early 2020 Gwendolyn Singletary, the Executive Director of the Wiley Kennedy Foundation requested assistance from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in dealing with the Obama Mart, 5831 North Main Street, a nuisance business. A coalition of neighborhood leaders, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, local churches, county and […]
Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of a man for shooting into a crowd of people and hitting two of them. The incident happened on Aug. 1 in the parking lot of 224 O’Neil Court. Deputies were called to the area just after 2 a.m. for reports of […]
To date of this article 21 Law Enforcement Officers have been charged this year with crimes in the State of South Carolina and are currently being prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office (link here). These officers are being charged with criminal actions while doing their jobs or representing […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of several juveniles and one adult for a shooting incident at an apartment complex on North Brickyard Road. On June 15, deputies responded to reports of gunshots at 1340 North Brickyard Road in Columbia. It was found that an altercation […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces an arrest in the shooting of a security guard at a club on Broad River Road. James Alterique White (DOB: 7/25/1998) is charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and unlawful carry of a pistol. He was […]
Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of a man for shooting and killing his friend. Tyler Alexander (DOB: 10/24/1998) was arrested by RCSD deputies the morning of, June 9, without incident. He is charged with murder in the death of his 22-year-old friend in the home that they […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of two 17 year-olds in the killing of an 18 year-old last week. 17 year-old D’Mari Flannigan (DOB: 12/03/2003) and 17 year-old Javienn Coates (DOB: 08/06/2003) are each charged with Murder and will be charged as adults. The charges stem […]
04/28/21A School Resource Officer was given a WOW Award from Lexington-Richland School District Five after coming to the rescue of a foreign student. RCSD SRO James Reese was nominated for the award by Dr. Reggie Wicker who stated that SRO Reese jumped into action on January 28 after […]
