Office of the Sixth Circuit Solicitor

RANDY E. NEWMAN, JR.

P. O. Box 607
Lancaster, South Carolina 29721
(803)416-9336
Fax (803)286-7776

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Contact Solicitor Randy Newman)

November 12, 2018

CHESTER, SOUTH CAROLINA:

The Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s Office is aware of an incident that occurred recently at Lewisville
Middle School where a juvenile student was charged with making threats. We have asked the
State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to conduct an investigation into the incident and the
actions of the administrators at Lewisville Middle School and the Chester County School
District.

Solicitor Randy Newman stated, “This day and time, we cannot be too careful. We must take
even the smallest threat seriously and we must have the proper authorities investigate every
incident. Not only should we all work together to ensure the utmost safety of our students and
teachers, all agencies must follow the law.”

This office will have no further comment on this situation as this is an active ongoing
investigation.