Deputies Search for 2 Alleged Armed Robbery Suspects

Deputies are looking for a Lexington man and an Irmo man wanted in connection with an alleged burglary and armed robbery of a home near Gaston.

Cory Lamar Stanton, 30, and Henry Patrick Vesey, Jr., 38, are wanted on charges of first-degree burlgary and armed robbery, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. They are considered armed and dangerous.

The two men allegedly entered a home on Sharon Church Road around 1 p.m. June 25 and demanded money, jewelry and drugs, according to an incident report.

One of the men pointed a gun at the two victims, while the other man took a blanket from the sofa and collected the goods, according to the report.

The victim told deputies the men left the house and walked toward Sharon Church Road and then toward WE Jeffcoat Road, according to the report. A witness told deputies she saw two men get into a dark four-door car with chrome around the windows. The vehicle drove away on Sharon Church Road.

The sheriff's department is asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of Stanton or Vesey to call the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department at 803-785-8230 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.