Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------“On behalf of the men and women of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, we are certainly very pleased with the verdict handed down today by the jury in the Gregory Wayne Maxwell trial. Mr. Maxwell will be held accountable for the crimes he committed in the shooting of Corporal Lucas Watts, and for five other Deputy Sheriff’s that he also tried to kill on November 16th, 2023. His actions ha

Thomas Edwin Turner (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today after his arrest last Saturday evening in relation to two separate property crimes which occurred at two separate addresses on Sweet Gum Drive in southern Oconee County. 38 year old Thomas Edwin Turner was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 9:42pm on Saturday, May 9th. During an initial appearance before a Judge, Turner was denied bond on all

James Henry Nix (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------An Oconee County man remains in jail today after his arrest on an outstanding arrest warrant charging him with drug trafficking for possessing over one-half pound of Methamphetamine. 36 year old James Henry Nix was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 2:17pm on Tuesday, May 5th. Nix was arrested during a Warrant Service in Walhalla yesterday conducted by Investigators from the Criminal

Braxton Martin Brown (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man was arrested by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office late last week on two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 3rd Degree in an investigation involving two separate victims. 20 year old Braxton Martin Brown was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 1:53pm last Friday, May 1st by a Deputy assigned to the Warrants Unit. Brown was given a combined $30,000 su

Keylee Ray Sammons (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Central, SC teenager remains in jail today, on a $2,000 surety bond, after her arrest yesterday on a charge of Disturbing Schools. 18 year old Keylee Ray Sammons was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 7:20pm Tuesday. Sammons will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device, as a condition of bond, should she be released from jail. A School Resource Officer assigned to We

(From L - R: Investigator Sergeant Rashad Crooks, 5th Grade Student Jasper Burdick and School Resource Officer, Corporal Justice Lee (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------An Oconee County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer was recently recognized at a School District of Oconee County board meeting for an initiative that recognizes students at the school he is assigned to. Corporal Justice Lee is the School Resource Officer at Northside Elementary School i

Jazmynn Rosa Morales Sakkinen and Elina Elizabeth Morales Sakkinen (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Missing Person’s Unit of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is happy to report that a missing teenager and her infant child have been located safe in the state of Indiana. 15 year old Jazmynn Rosa Morales Sakkinen and her five-month old child, Elina Elizabeth Morales Sakkinen, were last seen 39 days ago, on Friday evening, March 20th, at their residence

Daniel Raye Denney John Francis Roberts II Ian Kelly Romano (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today additional arrests in the current drug round-up. The Sheriff’s Office began the operation Thursday morning, April 9th. The Sheriff’s Office obtained 31 arrest warrants on 18 persons. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction

(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens, and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing today our April 2026 Scams Update. The Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a scam in which some citizens received a notification from the Traffic Division in the Circuit Court - Fifth Judicial Circuit in regards to a “Final-Court Ordered Mandatory Collection Se

Roman Christopher Greer (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today after his arrest last Friday afternoon on 23 arrest warrants related to a property crime investigation involving break-ins and thefts from storage units. 42 year old Roman Christopher Greer was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on April 17 th at around 12:37pm by a Deputy assigned to the Warrants Unit. In all, Greer was charged with 14 counts of Se

Demetri Alan Graham UPDATE - The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is happy to report that Demetri Alan Graham has been located and he is safe. (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Missing Person’s Unit from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help today in locating a missing, endangered 16 year old. Demetri Alan Graham was last seen on Arrington Road in Fair Play overnight. The Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a family member of D

Brady Austin Baltzegar (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------An Anderson County man remains in jail today after his arrest overnight on charges related to a Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor investigation involving two children. 19 year old Brady Austin Baltzegar was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 12:53am this morning on three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – First Degree. During an initial appearance before a J

Luis Armando Argueta Montejo (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, on a combined $80,000 surety bond, after his arrest yesterday morning on charges related to a Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor investigation. 43 year old Luis Armando Argueta Montejo of Seneca was booked into the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office at around 9:46am Thursday after his arrest during a Warrant Service. Montejo has been arrested on three counts of

Aaron Lionel Burdette (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an arrest in an investigation into the theft of trailer that was stolen from the Farm Center back in February of this year. 45 year old Aaron Lionel Burdette, of Mount Pleasant Road in Westminster, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 2:21pm today on one count of Grand Larceny. At this time, Burdette remains in jail pendin

Stephen Ray Oliver (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest overnight on a drug trafficking charge which came as a result of a traffic stop. 63 year old Stephen Ray Oliver, of Petty Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 4:11am this morning. Oliver has been charged with one count each of Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Driving under Suspension and for being a

Blake Marvin Johnson Jesse Ray Reams (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Central, SC man remains in jail today, after his arrest over the weekend on a Trafficking in Fentanyl charge as a result of a traffic stop in Seneca. 40 year old Blake Marvin Johnson, of Maw Bridge Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on April 10 th at around 11:25pm. Johnson, who was also charged with one count each of Possession with Intent to Distribute Metham

Justin Turner Cheek Christopher Wade Prichard Bobby Justin Peay (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today additional arrests in the current drug round-up. The Sheriff’s Office began the operation Thursday morning, April 9 th . The Sheriff’s Office obtained 31 arrest warrants on 18 persons. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the dire

Zachary Charles Rogers Matthew George Maltby Justin Turner Cheek Joshua Eli Chapman Joshua Blake Gray John Francis Roberts II Jason Dewayne Petty Daniel Ray Denney Dallas Eugene Sayre Craig Leroy Warren Christopher Wade Prichard Bobby Justin Peay Anthony Bradley Parker Angela Dawn Alexander Casey Wayne Holt (NOT PICTURED: Trake Tyler Anderson, Cory Cordarell Gaines and Ian Kelley Romano) (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is anno

(This is not a picture of the actual tricycle stolen but one that is similar to the one reported stolen.) (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help today in an investigation into a stolen special needs tricycle, which has yet to be recovered. A Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded to an address near Salem in reference to a report of a stolen red special needs tricycle. The value of the t

(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help today in regards to recent thefts that occurred last month near Seneca. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in relation to identifying a person of interest in the investigations. On the morning of March 23 rd , 2026, a Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded to the Vehicle Maintenance facility on Wells Highway in reference to tw