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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Issues March 2025 Scams Update
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens, and to prevent them from...
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3 days ago
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Decatur, GA Man on Drug Trafficking Charge
David Deandre Lowe (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Decatur, GA man...
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Mar 7
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks the Public’s Help in Recent Convenience Store Break-In
UPDATE AS OF 3/7/2025 7:03pm: The person of interest has been identified. We greatly appreciate everyone's assistance in helping to...
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Mar 7
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Salem Man on Multiple Charges in Criminal Sexual Conduct Investigation
William Franklin Galbreath (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Salem man...
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Mar 6
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests One and Detains Another in Attempted Murder Investigation
Daniel Jordan Perry (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 20 year man Seneca...
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Mar 5
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Five in Search Last Week for Murder Suspect
Daylyn Christopher Kennel Isaiah Lee Matthew Smalley Benjamin Cornilus Lattimore, Jr. Antonio Moleke Montana Pasco Tyler Benjamin...
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Mar 5
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Asheville, NC Teenager in Criminal Investigations at Auto Dealership
Trenton N. Porter (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Asheville, NC...
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Mar 4
New Educational Information and Displays at OCSO Highlight Dangers of Opioid Addiction
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------If you are planning on visiting the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, or stopping by a...
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Mar 3
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests West Union Woman on First Degree Burglary Charge
Amanda Kaye Lawing (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A West Union woman remains in jail today, on a combined $37,782.50...
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Feb 27
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Idaho Falls, ID Man on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Charges
Tristan Lane Colson Leavitt (Walhalla, SC)------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Idaho Falls,...
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Feb 26
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Tiger, GA Woman on Charges of Providing Fentanyl to Jail Inmate
Makenna Leeanna Ryan (Walhalla, SC)------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Tiger, GA woman...
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Feb 25
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Westminster Man on Multiple Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Charges
Jeremy Hugh Sluder Katherine Renee Sluder (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man remains in jail today...
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Feb 13
Westminster Man Wanted for Murder Arrested in Gainesville, GA
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man wanted on murder charges in a fatal hit-and-run involving a...
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Feb 12
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks the Public’s Help in Locating Westminster Man Wanted for Murder
William Barney Drummond (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s...
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Feb 12
Juvenile Detained after Firearm Located on Grounds of Walhalla High School
(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------A 16 year old juvenile was detained this morning by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office...
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Feb 11
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Working with South Carolina Highway Patrol in Fatal Hit and Run Accident Investigation
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is working with the South Carolina Highway Patrol...
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Feb 10
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Walhalla Man on Outstanding Criminal Sexual Conduct Warrant
Michael Wayne Ridley (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------A Walhalla man remains in jail today, on a combined $50,000 surety...
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Feb 7
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Issues February 2025 Scams Update
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens, and to prevent them from...
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Feb 7
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Community Outreach Coordinator Named Seneca American Legion Officer of the Year
(From L - R: Sergeant Alan Sayre and Andy Robinson) (Walhalla, SC)——————On Monday night of this week, Oconee County Sheriff’s Office...
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Feb 6
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Greer Man on 20 Charges in Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Investigation
Miguel Angel Blandon (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Greer man yesterday on...
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Feb 4
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Fair Play Woman on First Degree Burglary Charge
Jaime Vanessa Galbreath (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------A Fair Play woman remains in jail today after her arrest over the...
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Jan 30
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Former Detention Deputy after Internal Investigation
Sara Joyce Powell (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former Detention...
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Jan 24
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Makes Additional Arrest in 2022 Auto Break-In and Theft Investigations
Stephon Shaquille Samuel Breon Antwon Davis (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is...
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Jan 21
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Lexington, SC Man on Kidnapping and Domestic Violence Charges
Charles Brandon Sutton (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------A Lexington, SC man remains in jail today, on a combined $70,000...
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Jan 21
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Charge
Lawrence Raymond Belcher (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, on a $100,000 surety bond,...
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Jan 19
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Files Charges against Salem in Missing Person/Kidnapping Investigation
Zackery Steven Cosgrove (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed charges today...
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Jan 19
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks the Public’s Help in Missing Person/Kidnapping Investigation
Braelynn Ann Blaire Zackery Steven Cosgrove (This is a picture of a black 2019 Nissan Rogue. This is not the actual picture of the...
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Jan 18
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation today after a...
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Jan 16
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Westminster Man on Criminal Sexual Conduct Charge
Christopher Mathis McConnell (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------An Oconee County man remains in jail today, due to his...
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Jan 14
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks the Public’s Help in Locating Missing Seneca Man
George Tony Webb, Jr. (UPDATE: The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is happy to report that George Tony Webb, Jr. has been located and he...
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Jan 14
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Additional Arrest in Second Drug Round-Up of 2024
David Joseph Witherington (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an...
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Jan 13
Oconee County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse Material
Release Courtesy of Veronica Hill Public Affairs Specialist U.S. Attorney's Office Carl Lee Robert Price, 37, of Walhalla, was sentenced...
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Jan 13
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on Burglary and Narcotics Charges
Stacy Shanon Lay (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, on a combined $100,000 surety bond,...
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Jan 10
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on First Degree Burglary Charge
Christopher Zane Poe (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail at this time, on a combined...
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Jan 9
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Stands Ready to Respond during Upcoming Winter Storm
(Walhalla, SC)------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is standing ready to respond as the first winter...
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Jan 8
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Additional Arrest in Second Drug Round-Up of 2024
Brett Lamar Underwood (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional...
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Jan 6
Oconee County Sheriff's Office Responds to Reported Explosives Device Threat at Itron
(Walhalla, SC)------At around 9:28am this morning, the E-911 Communications Center received a call from the Itron plant located on...
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Dec 31, 2024
Seneca Woman Booked into Jail on Outstanding Arrest Warrants in Narcotics Investigation
Aureliana Louise Stringer Martin Acosta, Jr. (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca woman was booked into the Oconee...
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Dec 19, 2024
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Additional Arrest in Second Drug Round-Up of 2024
Randall Dain Wooten (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional...
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Dec 16, 2024
Townville Man Arrested Late Last Week on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Charge
Michael Matthew Banks (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Townville man remains in jail today, on a $25,000 surety bond,...
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Dec 16, 2024
Seneca Man Remains in Jail on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Charges
Steven Lee Sherman (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, due to his bond being denied,...
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Dec 16, 2024
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Additional Arrest in Second Drug Round-Up of 2024
Anthony Bradley Parker (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an...
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Dec 13, 2024
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two Thursday during Execution of Two Separate Search Warrants
William Justin Holliday Danny Eugene Goreta (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office...
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Dec 13, 2024
Seneca Man Remains in Jail after Arrest on First Degree Burglary Charge
Dakota Lee David Toney (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, on a combined $105,500...
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Dec 13, 2024
Westminster Man and Woman Arrested in Traffic Stop on Drug Trafficking Charges
Ashley Nikol Dodson Casey Wayne Holt (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man and woman were arrested by the...
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Dec 10, 2024
Seneca Man Arrested on Kidnapping and Domestic Violence Charges
Kevin Damont Rucker (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, on a combined $75,000 surety...
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Dec 10, 2024
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Additional Arrest in Second Drug Round-Up of 2024
Curtis Chason Gurley (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional...
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Dec 9, 2024
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on Drug Trafficking Charge
Robert Mitchell Epperson (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today after his arrest late last...
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Dec 9, 2024
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Additional Arrests in Second Drug Round-Up of 2024
Tomasa Hernandez-Ortiz Robert Lewis Schoenfeld, Jr. Kimberly Amanda Bohannon Christopher Robert Craig Jonathan Andrew Ivester Jessie Lee...
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Dec 6, 2024
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Second Drug Round-Up of 2024
(NOT PICTURED: Parrish Anthony Youngblood and Jessie Lee Blackwell) (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County...
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