Deputies: Citizens detain man who allegedly broke into 3 vehicles | Crime

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia man on charges that he attempted to unlawfully enter three motor vehicles on Fox Fire Drive, near Columbia.

Deputies say 34-year-old Timothy Paul Henderson was arrested on arrest warrants on three counts of breaking into a motor vehicle on Tuesday.

An arrest warrant alleges that late Tuesday evening, Henderson attempted to unlawfully enter a 1992 Buick Sentry that was parked outside a home on Fox Fire Drive.

An arrest warrant also alleges that Henderson attempted to unlawfully enter a 2001 Nissan Maxima that was parked outside a home on Fox Fire Drive.

An arrest warrant also alleges that Henderson attempted to unlawfully enter 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse that was parked outside a home on Fox Fire Drive.

The report said residents of the neighborhood on Fox Fire Drive witnessed Henderson attempting to gain entry into the vehicles by force, and contacted the Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies arrived at approximately 10:00 p.m. to find the Henderson had been detained by citizens where he was arrested, the report stated.

Henderson was being held on Wednesday at the Lexington County Detention Center while awaiting a bond hearing.