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An Anderson man with an extensive criminal record is heading to the South Carolina Department of Corrections for 12 years after entering a guilty plea, announced 10th Circuit Solicitor Micah Black. Fernandus Mandez Allen, 54, pleaded guilty last week to … Continue reading →

An Anderson County Jury found a Williamston man guilty of molesting his son and abusing his daughter after a week-long trial last week, announced Solicitor Micah E. Black Leo Lopez III, 46, went to trial on June 22, 2026, on … Continue reading →

Mountain Rest Man Sentenced to 12 years for Trafficking Methamphetamine A Mountain Rest man changed his plea to Guilty after a jury was seated and his trial to was scheduled to begin on Tuesday June 16, 2026, in Oconee County … Continue reading →

An Oconee County man who tried to kill several officers in 2023 was sentenced to over 180 years in prison today, announced Tenth Circuit Solicitor Micah E. Black. Gregory Wayne Maxwell, 52, was convicted early Thursday evening of six (6) … Continue reading →

A long-time drug dealer in both Oconee and Anderson County changed his plea to Guilty after a jury was selected and a trial was scheduled to begin on Monday afternoon, April 13, 2026, in Oconee County, announced 10th Circuit Solicitor … Continue reading →

An Anderson Woman who shot her boyfriend and attempted to stage the crime scene to make it look like self-defense is headed to prison for the next three decades following a weeklong jury trial, announced Tenth Circuit Solicitor Micah E. … Continue reading →

Thomas Britt Alewine of Williamston pled guilty last month to Attempted Murder and Armed Robbery for an incident at the Dollar General located on Highway 252 in Belton, South Carolina. The Honorable Scott R. Sprouse sentenced Alewine to 20 years … Continue reading →

An Oconee County man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following a drug investigation that ended with the seizure of trafficking weights of methamphetamine and cocaine, announced Tenth Circuit Solicitor Micah E. Black. William Justin Holliday, 45, of … Continue reading →

An Oconee County man has been sentenced to 11 years in state prison following a drug investigation that began with a police pursuit and ended with the seizure of 129 grams of methamphetamine. David Wayne Howard, of Westminster, South Carolina, … Continue reading →

Jacquese Anderson-Savage pled guilty to Murder on Tuesday afternoon at the Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla rather than face a trial for the 2024 murder of the victim Garrett White that occurred in Seneca at the Seneca Gardens Apartment complex … Continue reading →