Lexington man arrested for home break-in near Pelion
Deputies with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say they have arrested a Lexington man for a break-in at a home near Pelion on Saturday.
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Lexington Deputies arrest suspect in triple homicide
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)–Lexington County deputies say they have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting three people at a Bush River Road apartment complex Tuesday. The shooting occurred Tuesday off Butternut Lane. Justin Tyler Hopkins-image courtesy Lexington Co Sheriff’s Dept. Deputies say 21 year old Justin Tyler Ellaree Hopkins, is charged with three counts of murder, unlawful carrying of a…
JUUL still plans to bring new assembly plant to Lexington County
This comes despite the company's CEO stepping down and illnesses related to vaping and e-cigarettes
As health concerns rise over vape related illnesses, one e cigarette corporation says it still has plans on setting up shop here in the Midlands.
Lexington Co. firefighters trained in using narcan to reverse opioid overdoses
The firefighters received training from EMS as part of a statewide initiative run by DHEC
Lexington County firefighters are doing their part to combat the opioid crisis.
Prosecutors say justice is served after Timothy Jones Jr. sentenced to death
Jones was convicted of killing his five children back in August 2014
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — A jury has sentenced Timothy Jones Jr., a Lexington County father convicted of killing his five children in August 2014, to death Thursday afternoon. It took the jury less than two hours to come up with the sentence. The sentence comes on the heels of an emotional closing statement from Solicitor Rick Hubbard. “He is a murderer….
Defense rests in sentencing phase of Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial
Closing arguments to begin Thursday morning
More than a week after a jury found Jones guilty of murdering his five children back in 2014, the defense rested its case in the sentencing phase of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial.
Ex-wife of Timothy Jones Jr. calls on jury to spare his life
Amber Kyzer testifies that she can't bring herself to wanting someone to die
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — The ex-wife of Timothy Jones Jr. took the stand to tell the jury that they should not give the death penalty to her ex-husband, who was convicted of murdering their five children back in August 2014. Amber Kyzer told the jury that as a mother, she’d want to shred her ex-husband’s face off, but she says she…
“This would be the final nail in the coffin”: Family members call for jury to spare Timothy Jones’s life
Both Timothy Jones Jr.'s grandmother and father took the stand Monday
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Family members of a Lexington County father found guilty for the murders of his five children state their case as to why Timothy Jones Jr. should not receive the death penalty. The father and grandmother of Timothy Jones Jr. both called on the jury to spare their son, saying that the death penalty would only bring their…
Teachers get emotional on stand when remembering Timothy Jones’s children
Jones faces either the death penalty or life in prison without parole
After only two days of testimony, the prosecution rested its case in the sentencing phase of the Timothy Jones Jr. trial. Jones was found guilty earlier this week in the murders of his five children back in 2014.
Sentencing phase in Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial begins
Jones faces either the death penalty or life in prison without parole
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Just days after Timothy Jones Jr. was found guilty for the murders of his five children, the sentencing phase in his murder trial began Thursday morning. Some witnesses who took the stand during the first phase of the trial came back to testify in the sentencing phase. Some described the impact the Jones children had on their…
