{"id":3448,"date":"2026-07-20T17:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:35:36","slug":"sex-crimes-in-hair-salon-led-to-mans-arrest-sc-cops-say-heres-what-he-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3448","title":{"rendered":"Sex crimes in hair salon led to man\u2019s arrest, SC cops say. Here\u2019s what he did"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A man is in jail after committing sex crimes inside a South Carolina hair salon over the weekend, according to the Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3447\">This growing Columbia district is getting a new store for USC Gamecocks gear<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Lopez, 32, was charged with indecent exposure and third-degree criminal sexual conduct, the sheriff\u2019s department said Monday in a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The incident happened Saturday night at the Hair Depot salon on Decker Boulevard, according to the release. That\u2019s in Columbia, near Richland Northeast High School.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At about 8:40 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to a call about a suspicious person engaging in lewd activity inside the store, the sheriff\u2019s department said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Deputies learned that a man, later identified as Lopez, entered the business and started a conversation with a woman before exposing himself and rubbing his genitals on her, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The victim alerted store employees and law enforcement was called, but Lopez had left the business before the deputies arrived, the sheriff\u2019s department said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3445\">California\u2019s Taylor Farms told by FDA that lettuce cyclospora test was false positive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lopez was located a short time later in the 7200 block of Hunt Club Road, less than a mile from the salon, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He was positively identified through surveillance footage of the incident and arrested, the sheriff\u2019s department said. Lopez was taken to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center where he also was charged with second-degree assault &amp; battery, jail records show.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>His bond was set at $2,500 on the combined charges, and Lopez remains locked up, according to jail records.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>         BEHIND THE STORY     <\/h3>\n<p>             MORE          <\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>This is a breaking news story<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In a breaking news situation, facts can be unclear and the situation may still be developing. The State is trying to get important information to the public as quickly and accurately as possible. This story will be updated as more information becomes available, and some information in this story may change as the facts become clearer. 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