Charges Here & Back Home
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office continued to hold a man arrested Saturday, reportedly initially booked in the name of an older brother. 20-year-old Robert Brandon Hilley of 2527 Ridge Road,...
View ArticleTwo Forgery Charges from July
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday charged a resident of Owings two counterfeiting incidents last month. 20-year-old Christopher Devonta Jenkins of 4451 North Old Laurens Road, Gray Court...
View ArticleAlleged Assaults on Two Women
Clinton Public Safety arrested a man Sunday after he had allegedly assaulted two women at Landau Apartments. 26-year-old Michael Tyrone Brown was booked in the county detention center with a Wattsville...
View ArticleCharges Follow 14 ½ Mile Police Chase
Multiple charges have now been served on a man the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested following a police chase Sunday. 27-year-old Antwan Maurice Brown of 129 Alberta Circle, Piedmont was charged...
View Article8th Highest Traffic Fatalities
The fatal wreck on Interstate 26 near Joanna last week raised Laurens County’s fatality count for the year to 21. That contrasts with 10 at this time last year. Yesterday’s weekly update from South...
View ArticleSantee Cooper’s Service to Laurens
The giant South Carolina Utility, Santee Cooper, has been in the news a lot lately, following its decision to stop construction of additional nuclear reactors. The multi-billion dollar project was to...
View ArticleCouple “Clean” in Water “Scandal”
A website based in Columbia recently ran an article accusing a Clinton husband and wife who, are both employed by the City of Clinton, with having their swimming pool filled with water from a fire...
View ArticleHickory Taven Man Killed Instantly
Laurens County’s 22nd highway fatality of 2017 occurred at 2:50 Tuesday afternoon. Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols identified the deceased as 75-year-old Jose Joquin Alvarez of 16063 Highway 101...
View ArticleEarly Morning Hit & Run
Laurens City Police were dispatched at 1:39 yesterday morning on report of a hit and run on Holmes Street. The suspect vehicle was soon located on South Harper Street and backup was dispatched, due to...
View ArticleRepeated (Texts)
Repeated phone calls or texts last Saturday were alleged yesterday with the Sheriff’s Office arrest of 44-year-old Christopher Bernard Davis of 1623 Gary Street, Clinton. A warrant charging Unlawful...
View ArticleScratched in Front of the Kids
A Domestic Violence warrant was served yesterday on a young woman who was arrested following the alleged Monday assault. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office charged 23-year-old Amber Rena Turner of 598...
View ArticleViolation of Probation
State Pardon, Probation & Parole yesterday issued a Violation of Probation warrant on 66-year-old Joseph John Ortega of 900 Prather Circle, Clinton. Mr. Ortega was charged with failing to follow...
View ArticleCPW Overtime from 811 Calls
Costs to the Laurens CPW from another utilities work were updated this week by General Manager John Young. He told the Commissioners at their August meeting Monday evening that the CPW logged 172...
View Article9 Arrests Last Night, Pending Warrants
Nine people were delivered to the Laurens County Detention Center last night in a case under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. Three of the nine men and women were from one address in the...
View ArticleFull House for District 55 Opening Assembly
The lecture theater of Laurens District 55 High School was filled to capacity yesterday as education professionals from throughout the district gathered for the annual opening general assembly. School...
View ArticleOrdinance Forbids Protests at a Residence
During the Public Comment time of the August Laurens City Council meeting last evening, Rev. David Kennedy expressed concern about a city ordinance that forbids holding a protest in front of someone’s...
View ArticleGwd Escapee Caught by Laurens County
A man who reportedly escaped from the Greenwood County Detention Center early Tuesday afternoon was captured by the Laurens county Sheriff’s Office late Wednesday morning. Laurens County Chief Deputy...
View ArticleAnother Female Charged with Assault
A third woman was charged yesterday with 3rd Degree Assault and Battery on Tuesday, following her arrest by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. 26-year-old Alexandria Kassandra Evans of 2421 Durbin...
View ArticleWomen Allegedly Assaulted Each Other
Two women were served with 3rd Degree Assault and Battery warrants yesterday for alleged assaults on the other Tuesday. 21-year-old Stephanie Perez of 611 Fleming Street, Laurens is accused of striking...
View ArticleTwo Charged with Failure to Appear
Two people were booked yesterday on Bench Warrants, citing they failed to show for their initial appearance in Laurens County General Sessions Court. 27-year-old Juan Trey Beasley of 109 Pete’s Street,...
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