(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------Investigators assigned to the Unsolved Case Unit of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office are releasing a sketch today of an individual who resembles a person of interest they are seeking to identify in the ongoing Marcus Lee homicide investigation. The sketch is of an individual who resembles a person that was reportedly seen on the day of the murder, which is December 8th, 1986. Mr. Lee’s body was discovered the morning of Dece

Anthony Daniel Harris (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest Wednesday evening on burglary, weapon and narcotic charges as the result of an investigation into a disturbance call for service on the Utica Mill Hill. 18 year old Anthony Daniel Harris, of Lonsdale Street, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 11:15pm yesterday. Arrest warrants were obtained agains

Andrew Carter Holbrooks (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------An Oconee County man remains in jail today after his arrest last Friday evening on two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 2nd Degree. 20 year old Andrew Carter Holbrooks was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 9:27pm on Friday, July 10th. During an initial appearance before a Judge, Holbrooks was denied bond on the two charges. Holbrooks will appear before a Circu

Tevin Demarcio Coleman (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Columbia, SC man over the weekend on a charge of Kidnapping as a result of a welfare check on an adult female, who was the victim. 25 year old Tevon Demarcio Durham, of Wilkinson Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 4:51pm on Saturday, June 27th. Durham, who has an address on Jacobs Road near Seneca that is listed on the arr

"Earlier today, the Oconee County Sheriff's Office was contacted by two of our media partners regarding a reported murder investigation in the West Union area. The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is not conducting such an investigation. It appears that the information came from an unofficial source. We thank those media partners for reaching out to us to confirm if the information was true. Please follow the Oconee County Sheriff's Office on our official social media accou

Melvin Leonel Saravia Cabrera (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------A Greenville man remains in jail tonight, on a combined $125,000 surety bond, after his arrest this week on charges related to two separate property crime investigations, including one investigation in which he is accused of stealing a skid steer valued at approximately $110,000 from a construction site. 28 year old Melvin Leonel Saravia Carbrera, of Cathey Street and Jerusalem Circle, was booked i

Zachary Ty Jackson (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------A Seneca man remains in jail today, pending extradition, after his arrest this week on a Fugitive from Justice charge in relation to a child sex crime investigation from the state of Michigan. 26 year old Zachary Ty Jackson, of Chris Lane, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 10:26pm on Sunday, June 21st. A hold has been placed on Jackson by Genesee County, Michigan, which is located

Trake Tyler Anderson (Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional arrest in a 2026 drug round-up. The Sheriff’s Office obtained 32 arrest warrants on 18 persons. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office. The narcotics purchased during the controlled buys were Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and

(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------Investigators with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Oconee County Rural Fire, are currently investigating a fire that damaged multiple storage buildings, and multiple boats, at a facility today near the Oconee/Pickens County line. E-911/Communications received a call at around 9:07am this morning in reference to a report of a fire and heavy smoke at a boat storage facility on Greenbrier Road and Fall Cree