Two Columbia men charged with vehicle theft, say Lexington deputies
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced two Columbia men have been charged with stealing cars and all-terrain vehicles from Augusta Road businesses in Lexington.
Courtesy: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO)— The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced two Columbia men have been charged with stealing cars and all-terrain vehicles from Augusta Road businesses in Lexington.
The suspects, 47 year-old Ernest Michael Bell and 29 year-old Zannie Rashod Phillips, stole a four-wheeler worth more than $6,000 after cutting a fence at a business, say property crime investigators.
Phillips is also accused of stealing two cars and a trailer near Red Bank, says Lexington County Sheriff Jay Soon.
According to arrest warrants, Bell and Phillips are charged with grand larceny, second-degree burglary and criminal conspiracy.
They are both being held in the Lexington County Detention Center.
