After string of Lexington County robberies, West Columbia men arrested states away

After a string of robberies across the Midlands, three people have been arrested for convenience store hold-ups in Lexington County, according to sheriff's department spokeswoman Colby Gallagher.

Devontre Jackson, 26, and Jason Timmons, 18, of West Columbia, were arrested Tuesday and charged in connections with last month's robberies, according to a sheriff's department Tweet.

Jackson and Timmons were arrested in New Jersey in connections with three of the robberies last month, spokesman Capt. Adam Myrick said. They will be extradited to South Carolina.

De’Avian Deanne Young, 17, was also charged in the string robberies, according to a sheriff's department statement. Young was charged with robbing two convenience stores June 19, as well as two counts of kidnapping, possessing a weapon during a violent crime and one count of criminal conspiracy.

She was arrested July 2.

During the last month, the Lexington County Sheriff's Department responded to four robberies in their jurisdiction, which they believe could be connected, Myrick said.

Myrick said the trio robbed stores on Augusta Road and Charleston Highway on June 19 and one on Edmund Highway on June 25.

This story was originally published July 10, 2018 at 12:12 PM.