Tag: Columbia
Carlos Antwon Lewis, Illegally Possessing a Firearm, South Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Carlos Antwon Lewis, a 46-year-old man from Columbia, SC, was busted for illegally possessing a firearm after a traffic stop on March 4, 2025. Lewis, who was the front passenger in an SUV, admitted to having a gun when a Richland County Sheriff’s deputy smelled marijuana and asked him to step…
Herbert Leon Kimble, Healthcare Fraud and Failure to Appear, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read Herbert Leon Kimble, a 60-year-old international fugitive, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and failure to appear in a South Carolina federal court. Kimble was involved in a massive $1.2 billion telemedicine and durable medical equipment scheme that was uncovered in 2019. He fled to the Philippines…
Paubon Ojo, Gun Possession, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Paubon Ojo, a 27-year-old Columbia man, has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing a firearm and marijuana. On May 27, 2023, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call about a man shoplifting at a store on Decker Blvd, which led to Ojo’s arrest. When officers arrived, Ojo attempted…
Jonathan Andrew Monk, Child Sexual Abuse Material Production, Distribution, and Possession, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former Columbia teacher, Jonathan Andrew Monk, 44, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempted production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material. The indictment, returned in Columbia, SC, alleges that Monk attempted to produce, distribute, and possess child sexual abuse material, with the exact circumstances of…
Travis R. Moreland, Sex Trafficking, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Travis R. Moreland, a 37-year-old Columbia, Missouri man, was busted in an online sting operation for attempting to entice and sex traffic a minor. On December 29, 2025, Moreland allegedly engaged in online communication with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 16-year-old minor, arranging to meet for sex in…
Davante Jamar Moore, Gun Possession, South Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Davante Jamar Moore, a 34-year-old felon from Columbia, SC, was busted on March 29, 2024, when cops pulled him over in a traffic stop. Moore, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was found with a loaded firearm, marijuana, and other narcotics. He’s barred from possessing guns due to prior convictions for…
Johnny Lee Dickerson, Methamphetamine Distribution, South Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Johnny Lee Dickerson, a 45-year-old Columbia man, has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison for his role in a massive drug distribution operation. Between February and June 2024, Dickerson sold approximately 453.6 grams of methamphetamine to confidential informants and undercover officers in Columbia and Lexington County. The investigation,…
Jeremiah Antwon Tyleek Drawhorn, Gun Possession, South Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jeremiah Antwon Tyleek Drawhorn, a 23-year-old felon from Columbia, SC, has been indicted for possessing a gun connected to a June 2025 shooting incident. On June 27, 2025, Drawhorn allegedly fired multiple rounds at a group of individuals in the Colony Apartments. When arrested, he had a 9 mm pistol and…
Micaiah Green, Meth Trafficking, South Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Micaiah Green, a 31-year-old from Columbia, South Carolina, has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison for his role in a massive drug trafficking operation. Between April and June 2024, Green distributed more than 2,000 grams of methamphetamine, 200 grams of fentanyl, and 900 grams of marijuana in the…
Joshua Maiden, Wire Fraud, South Carolina 2021
⏱ 2 min read A brazen $1.1 million wire fraud scheme unraveled in South Carolina, with five suspects, including a state prisoner, accused of swindling taxpayers out of COVID-19 relief funds meant for struggling businesses. Joshua Maiden, a 42-year-old inmate at the South Carolina Department of Corrections, allegedly claimed to own a lucrative landscaping business…
