(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in an investigation into a boat that was stolen at the end of 2025.   On December 30 th  of last year, a Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau spoke with the victim in reference to a boat that was stolen from a storage lot at the intersection of S. Friendship Road and Tavies Lane, which is located in the Friendship Community near Seneca.       The boat is a 2020

Cooper Bryant Crawford Cooper Bryant Crawford (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to seek the public’s help today in locating a missing teenager.  The Sheriff’s Office issued a news release on the missing teen last Friday, January 2 nd .    16 year old Cooper Bryant Crawford was reported missing to the Sheriff’s Office last Friday morning by a family member after leaving his home on West-Oak Highway near Townvill

Cooper Bryant Crawford Cooper Bryant Crawford (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing teenager.   16 year old Cooper Bryant Crawford was reported missing to the Sheriff’s Office this morning by a family member.  Cooper reportedly left his home on West-Oak Highway near Townville overnight.  At this time, Cooper’s direction of travel is unknown and his clothing description is

Lloyd Scott Wensel Jeda Marie Ruth Woodard (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest late Tuesday evening on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine as a result of a traffic stop.   42 year old Lloyd Scott Wensel, of West-Oak Highway, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 11:37pm yesterday.  Wensel was also charged with one count of Driving under Suspension.  

Joe Navarro, III (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional arrest in the current Oconee County Sheriff’s Office drug round-up.  The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am on Wednesday, October 1 st .          The Sheriff’s Office obtained 35 arrest warrants on 23 persons.  The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover opera

(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Oconee County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources in a death investigation after a 50 year old Seneca man body was recovered from the waters of Lake Hartwell late yesterday afternoon.    Coroner Karl Addis has identified the decedent as Douglas John Olin Edmond, Jr.  Mr. Edmond, Jr. was officially reported missing on Sunday to the Sheriff’

Robert Joseph Wilbanks (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man remains in jail today, on a $75,000 surety bond, after his arrest last week on a charge of Trafficking in Fentanyl.   23 year old Robert Joseph Wilbanks, of John Smith Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 1:08am last Thursday, December 25 th .    Last Wednesday evening, December 24 th , a Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau, who was on patrol in Walhalla

Jesse Rene Pace (Walhalla, SC)-----------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster woman earlier this morning on an outstanding arrest warrant on charges of Trafficking in Fentanyl.    30 year old Jesse Rene Pace, of Dean Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 2:12am today.  Pace was taken into custody after Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded to a disturbance call overnight on S. Bibb Street in

Russell James Brown, Jr. (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------An Easley man remains in jail today after his arrest this week on drug trafficking and property crime charges.   34 year old Russell James Brown, Jr, of W. 4 th  Avenue, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 7:49am Wednesday on a Temporary Custody Order.  The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants against Brown, Jr. on charges of Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Grand Larce

(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------I n 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 December 2025 Scams Update.     A Deputy spoke with a person who stated that they had received a text message reportedly from their bank regarding a suspicious charge at a retailer in the amount of $1,530.  The person replied no to the text message and the

Susan Denise Lockwood (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional arrest in the current Oconee County Sheriff’s Office drug round-up.  The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am on Wednesday, October 1 st .          The Sheriff’s Office obtained 35 arrest warrants on 23 persons.  The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover

Jacob Miles Emerson (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man remains in jail today after his arrest overnight Wednesday on a charge of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.       26 year old Jacob Miles Emerson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 2:05am Wednesday.  Emerson was also served an arrest warrant on a charge of Second Degree Burglary that was obtained by the Walhalla Police Department.       A School Resourc

David Brice Rhymer Dominick Vincent Falsitta (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------As the result of an overnight traffic stop by a Deputy assigned to the Uniform Patrol Bureau, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men and charged each of them with Trafficking in Fentanyl.    23 year old Dominick Vincent Falsitta of Walhalla was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 12:22am today.  The other man arrested and jailed is 30 year old Davi

Corban Samuel Vander-Ploeg (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Spartanburg County man remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest early this morning on a Drug Trafficking Charge.   20 year old Corban Samuel Vander-Ploeg was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 3:29am today.  Vander-Ploeg was also charged with two counts of Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime.   A Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Di

Brian Keith Wilder, Jr. (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional arrest in a previous 2024 drug round-up.    Arrest warrants in the previous 2024 round-up were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office.  Among the narcotics purchased during the controlled buys were Cocaine, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Morphine and Prescr

Jamel Deshawn Brown (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Clemson man, who was arrested on a Grand Larceny charge last Friday, was served arrest warrants today on charges related to a separate crime that occurred on the Utica Mill Hill on November 23 rd .    34 year old Jamel Deshawn Brown, of Walker Street, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center, at around 9:36am, on November 28th on the Grand Larceny charge.  Brown was given a $10,000 surety bond

(From L - R: Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw and Tommy Davis, Chancellor, Knights of Columbus, Council 6884 (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------The Knight of Columbus, Council 6884, recently made a donation of Youth Winter Coats to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office as part of the national “Coats for Kids” program.    The coats were purchased as part of local fundraising efforts.  The numbers of coats is divided evenly between boys and girls and are in chi

Cameron Antonio Hunter (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional arrest in a previous 2024 drug round-up.        Arrest warrants in the previous 2024 round-up were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office.  Among the narcotics purchased during the controlled buys were Cocaine, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Morphine and Pre

Noah Brooks Brown Ezekiel Isaiah James Cheeks (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man who was wanted on multiple charges, including a charge of Attempted Murder, was arrested this afternoon without incident.    22 year old Noah Brooks Brown was taken into custody after Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau of the Sheriff’s Office, and Officers from the Walhalla Police Department, responded to a location in Walhalla in relation to a Warrant Service. 

Noah Brooks Brown (UPDATE: 22 year old Noah Brooks Brown was arrested on Friday, November 28th and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center.) (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a Seneca man who is wanted on multiple charges, including a charge of Attempted Murder.   22 year old Noah Brooks Brown of Seneca is also wanted on two counts of Attempted Armed Robbery, three counts