LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — A Lexington man has been arrested after authorities stated he pointed a gun at a county deputy.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Division shared on Friday that it had arrested 56-year-old Mikel Scott Hinkle after initially responding to a home violence incident.
Based on Sheriff Jay Koon, Hinkle and his household had been touring in a journey service on Jan. 12 when Hinkle allegedly began hitting a member of the family. Hinkle is then accused of attacking the rideshare driver when the driving force confronted him.
The sheriff's workplace stated that the driving force managed to document audio of Hinkle and a member of the family and known as regulation enforcement.
“A Lexington County deputy went to Hinkle’s house in reference to a attainable home assault investigation," Sheriff Koon stated. "The deputy knocked and introduced a number of instances earlier than making contact with Hinkle within the house and recognized herself as a deputy.”
The sheriff stated Hinkle then went to his bed room and got here out with a handgun. The sheriff's workplace stated the deputy satisfied Hinkle to drop the weapon and took him into custody.
Hinkle has since been booked into the Lexington County Sheriff's Division on expenses of pointing and presenting a firearm at an individual and third-degree home violence. He was later launched after assembly the situations of his bond.