Kayla Merritt Kelley (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca woman remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after her arrest Monday on charges in relation to a Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor investigation.   36 year old Kayla Merritt Kelley, of Myers Lane, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 1:17pm yesterday.  Arrest warrants were obtained against Kelley on charges of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 2 nd Degree

Matthew Lee Thompson (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest yesterday evening on charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine.   45 year old Matthew Lee Thompson, of Tokeena Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 11:42pm Sunday.   A Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau, on routine patrol in the area of Wells Highway and Joe Lewis Road, observed a motorcycle that m

Xavier Tylan Greenlee Xavier Tylan Greenlee (UPDATE AS OF 6PM - MONDAY, MARCH 30TH, 2026 - The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is happy to report that 15 year old Xavier Tylan Greenlee has been located and he is safe.) (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Missing Person’s Unit from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing, endangered teenager.      15 year old Xavier Tylan Greenlee was reported missing by a f

Dewayne Dean Hendershot (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man was arrested this week on a weapons charge as a result of a Warrant Service.    36 year old Dewayne Dean Hendershot, of Britton Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 2pm on Wednesday.  The weapons charge against Hendershot was obtained by a Deputy assigned to the Warrants Unit of the Sheriff’s Office.    Hendershot was arrested Wednesday afternoon at the Britt

Anthony Michael Tiddick (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a North Carolina man this week on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine.   47 year old Anthony Michael Tiddick was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 1:35am Thursday.  According to an arrest warrant, Tiddick has a listed address of Cullasaja Drive in Highlands, NC.   A Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded late Wednesday e

Tommy Lee Gray Galen Tennille Craig (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man and a Seneca woman remain in jail today after their arrest yesterday in an ongoing Utica Mill Hill burglary investigation.   35 year old Tommy Lee Gray and 45 year old Galen Tennille Craig were booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 8:23am and 12:00pm Tuesday.  Both Gray and Crain have been charged with one count each of First Degree Burglary.   Gray received

Casey Wayne Holt (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man remains in jail today after his arrest Saturday afternoon on charges related to a domestic violence investigation.   29 year old Casey Wayne Holt, of Lem Burton Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on March 21 st at around 1:50pm.  Holt has been charged with one count each of Kidnapping and Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature.    Holt was denied bond on bot

Larry Allen Ford (Walhalla, SC)------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today after his arrest last Friday afternoon on outstanding drug trafficking warrants.   41 year old Larry Allen Ford, of Fernwood Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on March 20 th at around 2:11pm.  Ford was taken into custody at the Oconee Memorial Hospital and transported to jail.    The outstanding arrest warrants were obtained in 2014 as part of an inve

Jazmynn Rosa Morales Sakkinen and Elina Elizabeth Morales Sakkinen (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Missing Person’s Unit of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in their search for a missing, endangered 15 year old girl and her four-month old child.   Jazmynn Rosa Morales Sakkinen and her child, Elina Elizabeth Morales Sakkinen, were reported missing by a family to the Sheriff’s Office this morning.  Jazmynn and Elina were