Lexington, SC 01/29/2025 - A man and a woman face drug charges after a tip from the public led narcotics agents to an apartment on North Lake Drive in Lexington County last week.
“Investigators with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested 34-year-old Ansel Yameen Sparrow and 21-year-old Victoria Katherine Harley Thursday at an apartment complex in the 2100 block of North Lake Drive,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Investigators smelled marijuana coming from the apartment and were in the process of drafting a search warrant when Harley walked out of the apartment.”
Harley told narcotics agents Sparrow was inside and had given her a bag and told her to leave, according to Koon.
“While they talked with Harley, agents saw Sparrow on the apartment’s balcony,” Koon said. “They arrested him after he came to the door.”
A search of the apartment yielded cocaine, meth, marijuana, a handgun and more than $9,300 in cash, according to Koon.
Sparrow is charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to distribute meth, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by a person convicted of certain crimes, according to arrest warrants. Harley is charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to distribute meth, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants.
Sparrow and Harley were transported to the Lexington County Detention Center. They have since been released after meeting conditions of their bond.
PHOTO CAPTION L to R: Ansel Yameen Sparrow and Victoria Katherine Harley
