A 15-year-old student has been arrested after a gun was discovered at Lower Richland High School. This morning, May 23, it was discovered that a student carried a loaded handgun onto the school campus, then secured it in his vehicle when staff was alerted. Administrators searched the vehicle […]
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, […]
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 […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of a local photographer after allegations of misconduct surfaced. Gregg Martin (DOB: 4-15-1968) was arrested on April 8 after deputies received a report of him taking inappropriate photographs of a young girl under his care. The investigation revealed that Martin […]
Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of a man for dousing a woman in gasoline and lighting her on fire. Keitrick Stevenson (DOB: 4/26/1980) was arrested without incident at a home in Blythewood yesterday morning, April 5, by the Midlands Gang Fugitive Task Force and RCSD Special Response […]
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting at a Columbia apartment complex. Deputies responded to the Park Apartments at 1601 Longcreek Drive just after midnight on March 29, 2022, in reference to shots being fired. When deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered a man with […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the additional arrests of three juveniles for the murder of a 14-year-old earlier this month. Two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old have each been charged with murder. The 15-year-old has been additionally charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Their […]
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department announces the arrest of a woman after a stabbing turns deadly. Today, March 8, deputies were called to the 200 block of Silver Crest Drive in Northeast Columbia around 12:45 p.m. after receiving calls about a woman being stabbed. They arrived on the […]
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrests of two men labeled “Cigarette Bandits” in connection with a string of burglaries at convenience store-gas stations across the midlands all in a month’s time. The two men, Jeffcoat and Young, are responsible for over 10 burglaries. They would break […]
