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