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Upstate Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Conspiracy
Release Courtesy of Veronica Hill Public Affairs Specialist U.S. Attorney’s Office SPARTANBURG, S.C. —Travis Legg, 43, Woodruff, has...
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Woman on Breach of Trust Charge
Alicia Anais Smith (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca woman is out of jail, on a $10,000 personal recognizance...
7 days ago
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks the Public’s Help in Armed Robbery Investigation
(UPDATE: The Oconee County Sheriff's Office has identified the person of interest in this investigation). (Walhalla,...
Apr 21
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Georgia Man on Kidnapping Charge
Nathan Kyle English (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Georgia man today on...
Apr 17
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests West Union Man on Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
Matthew Scott Chastain (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A West Union man was arrested last Friday afternoon on a charge...
Apr 15
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office to Hold a Pill Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26th
(Walhalla, SC)——————————The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a Pill Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26th. The Pill Take...
Apr 15
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on Assault with Intent to Commit Criminal Sexual Conduct Charge
Ronnie Joe Patterson, Jr. (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man was arrested Sunday morning on a charge of...
Apr 14
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Walhalla Man in Homicide Investigation
Caleb Aguirre (UPDATE: Investigators from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office have also charged 23 year old Caleb Aguirre with Possession...
Apr 13
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office to Hold Next Community Meal in Oakway April 29th
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------In the continuing effort to forge relationships to promote a safer Oconee, the Oconee...
Apr 11
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Issues April 2025 Scams Update
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens, and to prevent them from...
Apr 11
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Westminster Man Booked into Jail on Murder Charge
William Barney Drummond (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man, who was charged by the Oconee County...
Apr 10
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Second Asheville, NC Teenager in Criminal Investigation at Auto Dealership
Elijah Niheim Lee-Blair Trenton N. Porter (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made...
Apr 8
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Westminster Woman on First Degree Burglary Charge
Angela Louise Stevens (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster woman...
Apr 8
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man and Woman on Burglary and Larceny Charges
Brian Daniel Reed Rebecca Reed Savage (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a...
Apr 7
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Oconee County Emergency Services Reports Missing Hikers Located
Carrell Wayne Fowler and Sharon Kay Bramlett Video of a South Carolina National Guard Helicopter Bringing Carrell Wayne Fowler and Sharon...
Apr 6
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Oconee County Emergency Services Seeks the Public’s Help in Locating Missing Hikers
Carrell Wayne Fowler and Sharon Kay Bramlett (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and...
Apr 5
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Salem Man on Fugitive from Justice Charge
William Franklin Galbreath (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Salem man, who was out on bond on charges related to a...
Apr 4
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two Walhalla Men during Execution of Search Warrant
Brett Lamar Underwood Humberto Gonzalez Perez (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office...
Apr 2
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Walhalla Woman on 98 Ill Treatment of Animal Warrants
Jacqueline Suzanne Price Sequoia (UPDATE: Sequoia was given a combined $68,500 surety bond. Sequoia was released from jail on Wednesday...
Apr 1
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Files Multiple Charges against Fair Play Man in Criminal Sexual Conduct Investigation
Joseph Adam Brown (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Fair Play man remains in jail today, after his bond was denied, on...
Apr 1
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Westminster Man on Trafficking in Methamphetamine Charge
Colby Edward Watts (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Westminster man remains in jail today, on a combined $75,000...
Mar 31
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Holding 2nd Annual Donation Drive in Recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month
(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------In recognition of April as “Child Abuse Prevention Month,” the Oconee County Sheriff’s...
Mar 28
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on Trafficking in Methamphetamine Charge
David Allen Wallace (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, on a combined...
Mar 27
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on Kidnapping and Domestic Violence Charges
Malachi Jzai-Amere Cobb (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, on a combined...
Mar 27
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Toccoa, GA Man on Narcotic and Fugitive from Justice Charges
Harold Franklin Curry, Jr. (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------------A Toccoa, GA man was arrested over the weekend, by...
Mar 24
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Salem Woman on Trafficking in Fentanyl Charge
Ashley Claire Parmele (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------------A Salem woman was arrested over the weekend, during a...
Mar 24
184
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Oconee Man on Kidnapping and Domestic Violence Charges
Carlee Kameron Heaton (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------------An Oconee County man remains in jail today, on a combined...
Mar 24
156
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks the Public’s Help in Locating Missing Salem Man
Raymond Elmore Blake III Raymond Elmore Blake III (UPDATE: The Oconee County Sheriff's Office can report that Raymond Elmore Blake III...
Mar 20
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests West Union Woman on Trafficking in Methamphetamine Charge
Meghan Nichole Beech (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------------A West Union woman remains in jail today, pending a bond...
Mar 19
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Anderson Man on Kidnapping and First Degree Burglary Charges
Brandon Lysle Vanblarcom (Walhalla, SC)--------------------------------------------An Anderson County man remains in jail today, pending...
Mar 19
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Three Persons during Monday Afternoon Warrant Service
Jonathan Michael Davis John Cody Duncan Sunny Ann Caudle (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s...
Mar 18
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on Outstanding Drug Trafficking Warrant
Michael Stephen Burns (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, on a $75,000 surety bond,...
Mar 18
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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...
Mar 14
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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...
Mar 14
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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...
Mar 7
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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...
Mar 7
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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...
Mar 6
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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...
Mar 5
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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...
Mar 5
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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...
Mar 4
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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...
Mar 3
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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,...
Feb 27
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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...
Feb 26
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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...
Feb 25
389
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...
Feb 13
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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...
Feb 12
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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...
Feb 12
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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...
Feb 11
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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...
Feb 10
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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...
Feb 7
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