Crime & Courts

Investigators capture man in Lexington County manhunt

A manhunt for a man in Lexington County in the Gilbert area ended with the capture of a man wanted on out-of-state charges.

Brandon Gentle was wanted on a federal bond violation out of Huntsville, Ala., on a charge of conspiracy to distribute dangerous drugs. He fled from Lexington County Sheriff’s investigators around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, triggering a manhunt near Crouch Circle and Beulah Church Road.

By 11:24 a.m., the agency announced Gentle had been taken into custody.

Cynthia Roldán: @CynthiaRoldan

This story was originally published December 5, 2017 at 8:11 AM with the headline "Investigators capture man in Lexington County manhunt."

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