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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher announced that 39-year-old Elena Katherine Moore died of natural causes due to cardiac dysrhythmia. The ruling concludes a months-long investigation into her disappearance and subsequent death, clearing her husband of suspicion.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher announced that Elena Katherine Moore, 39, died of natural causes due to cardiac dysrhythmia. Moore was found dead in June after being released from a mental health facility. Fisher stated no signs of trauma were found and that Moore's husband was not a suspect.
Master Deputy Jillian Olson, 29, died during underwater dive-team training on Lake Murray in Lexington County. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is leading the investigation, with assistance from SLED and the county coroner’s office reviewing the cause of death. Olson joined the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department in 2021, was promoted to master deputy in 2025, and had served on the dive team since 2024.
Rep. RJ May, a South Carolina legislator and founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, was booked into Lexington County jail on pre-trial federal charges related to seized electronic devices, though no specific charges have been publicly disclosed. The investigation, which began last summer, involved the seizure of multiple electronic items, and May's current legal representation is unclear. Despite legal troubles, May was re-elected in 2024, but if charged with a felony, he faces suspension from the House.
A teacher in Lexington County has been charged after allegedly carrying a weapon on school grounds. Deputies say the teacher was found in possession of the weapon and has been arrested.
William Mark Bedenbaugh, 56, was identified as the victim who died from a gunshot wound after a shooting in Batesburg, Lexington County. Bedenbaugh was shot once in the upper left chest and died at the scene. A forensic autopsy confirmed the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.
The autopsy results of 29-year-old Shavon M. Wright, who died after a standoff with law enforcement, revealed that he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The autopsy also showed that Wright received three other non-fatal gunshot wounds during the incident.
A 29-year-old man died after a shootout with law enforcement in a Lexington County neighborhood. The man had been seen carrying a long gun around his yard and pointing it at neighbors. After a tactical team deployed to his home to execute arrest warrants, the suspect started shooting from inside the home and continued to shoot at law enforcement robots and officers. Negotiations and shooting continued for several hours until a robot breached the bathroom door where he was barricaded, and he was found incapacitated. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division will investigate the officer-involved shooting.
A Lexington County school bus and a tanker crashed into each other in Gilbert, South Carolina, resulting in 10 children being transported to the hospital. At least 17 children and one adult arrived at the hospital with injuries related to the crash, but all are in stable condition. The cause of the accident is still unknown.
A video captured the moment a school bus and tanker crashed in Gilbert, Lexington County. Ten children were transported to the hospital, while at least 17 children and one adult arrived at Lexington Medical Center with injuries related to the crash. All are in stable condition. The cause of the accident is still unknown.
A Lexington County school bus carrying 43 students and one driver collided with a tanker truck at an intersection, resulting in 17 students and the bus driver being taken to the hospital and later released. The school district is cooperating with the South Carolina Highway Patrol's investigation and conducting their own. The video footage shows the school bus stopping briefly before the stop sign, then driving into the intersection in front of the tanker truck. The driver of the bus will remain on administrative leave pending the outcomes of the investigations.
A school bus carrying students from Gilbert High School and Middle School in Lexington County, South Carolina, was involved in a crash with a tanker, resulting in at least 18 injuries. Ten children were transported to the hospital, while 17 children and one adult arrived at Lexington Medical Center with injuries related to the crash. The incident is still under investigation.
One lane on I-26 westbound near exit 91/SC48/Chapin in Lexington County, South Carolina, has been reopened after a collision, while the right lane remains blocked, causing a traffic jam of at least four miles. Drivers are urged to use caution in the area or take an alternative route.
A 60-year-old male driver died after his 2007 Nissan sedan crashed into two culverts and overturned in Lexington County, South Carolina. The accident occurred around 12:58 a.m. on May 13, and the investigation is ongoing.