County inmate charged for contraband

An Orangeburg man who works for the Lexington County Detention Center’s food service provider is accused of providing forbidden items to an inmate.

Joshua Lawrence Clyburn, 28, is charged with furnishing contraband inside a county correctional facility, according to an arrest warrant.

Michael Channing Moses, 45, is charged with possessing contraband while being housed as an inmate.

Detectives saw Clyburn handing items to Moses on security camera video, Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said.

Moses was found to be in possession of some tobacco products and other personal items.

Moses, a Dalzell resident, has been in the detention center since December, according to Koon.

Clyburn turned himself in Monday morning. He’s been released on a personal recognizance bond.

Man dies in Gaston crash

A man was killed in a single-vehicle accident in the 1400 block of Church Street in Gaston, Saturday afternoon.

Demetrius A. Holman, 39, of St. Matthews was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher.

Holman was traveling north on Church Street when his vehicle went off of the left side of the road and he over corrected, causing the vehicle to flip multiple times.

There were no other occupants in the vehicle. Holman was not wearing a seat belt.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.

Lexington man arrested in father’s shooting

Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting his father early Sunday.

Michael Rashaan Stone, 25, is charged with attempted murder, discharging a weapon into a dwelling and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants.

“Based on detectives’ review of the evidence, Stone and his dad got into an argument very late Saturday night,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said.

“Apparently, Stone was intoxicated when he grabbed a rifle and fired a shot that struck his dad in the upper body while at their Chason Road home.”

Stone’s father was transported to a hospital for treatment, according to Koon. His medical team told investigators his injury is not life-threatening. Stone stayed on the scene and spoke with responding deputies.

“Deputies arrested Stone after they executed a search warrant inside the home,” Koon said.

Stone is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center.

Leesville man leads deputies on pursuit

A Leesville man has been arrested after leading Lexington County deputies on a pursuit Thursday night.

Christopher Madden, 22, is charged with 1st-degree assault and battery, driving under suspension, reckless driving and failure to stop for a blue light, according to deputies.

“Based on our initial review of the incident, Madden refused to stop after a deputy attempted to pull him over for reckless driving on Landfill Lane and started the pursuit,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said.

“He tried to hit the lead deputy’s vehicle and almost hit other deputy vehicles during the pursuit.”

Deputies used tire deflation devices to stop the rented box truck Madden was driving, according to Koon. A K-9 police dog apprehended Madden a short time after he ran from the truck.

Madden was arrested and transported to the Lexington County Detention Center. He’s expected to appear before a magistrate judge in bond court Friday.

Gaston man arrested for sex crimes

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Gaston man on charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.

David Taylor Hawkins, 25, is charged with 1 count of sexual exploitation of a minor, 1st degree, (§16-15-395), 1 count of criminal solicitation of a minor, and 1 count of disseminating obscene material to a person under age 18.

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest.

Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office, also a member of the state’s ICAC Task Force, assisted with this investigation.