Columbia Man Charged in Motor Vehicle Break-ins

Lexington County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man accused of unlawfully entering three unlocked motor vehicles parked outside a Columbia-area apartment complex on Monday.

Keenan Erskine Sullivan, 22, of Columbia, is charged with three counts of breaking into a motor vehicle, the Lexington County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. 

Deputies said a resident saw Sullivan rummaging through vehicles at an apartment complex on Berryhill Road and called the sheriff's department.

Deputies responded to the call around 4:20 a.m. to find Sullivan inside a 2004 Chevy Malibu, looking for items to steal, the department said. 

Sullivan is also accused of breaking into a 1989 Nissan pickup truck and 1998 Buick, both parked outside the same apartment complex. 

Sullivan is being held at the Lexington County Detention Center while awaiting a bond hearing.  

Anyone with additional information about Sullivan should call the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department at 803-785-8230 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.