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Arizona Man Sentenced 50 Years for Assault and Rape

An Arizona man received a 50-year prison sentence today for cutting the throat of a teenager during a savage sexual assault. Quinton Stratton, 23, pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct, assault and battery with intent to kill and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The defendant must serve 80 [...]

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One Suspect Dead, One in Custody after Armed Robbery

At approximately 3:00 pm on October 25th the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service regarding a robbery in progress involving two black male suspects entering the office of Precision Automotive located at Poinsett Highway.  At least one of the suspects was armed with a firearm when the two entered the business.  An [...]

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Woman Arrested for Criminal Domestic Violence, Victim Dies at Hospital

On October 18, 2012 at approximately 6:00 pm the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service regarding an assault in progress at Rutledge Lake Road in Greenville.  When deputies arrived at the incident location they found the victim and 51-year old Tammy Lee Simpson, both with visible injuries.  As the result of the [...]

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Four Men Arrested For Distribution of Meth

On October 18, 2012, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was called to serve search and arrest warrants upon Kenneth M. Cartee at his home, located at Onyx Lane in Easley.  Over the course of the past two months, the Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division conducted controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Mr. Cartee.  Two [...]

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Job Seekers with Criminal Records Can Get Help at Workshop

South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services What is an expungement? What is a pardon? What offenses can be expunged and which can be pardoned? Find your answers to this and more. A workshop on how to get a pardon or expungement of criminal records will be held Monday October 29, 2012 at [...]

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Three Men Arrested in Connection with Burglary

At 10:40 AM the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a burglary at Emily Ln. The caller stated he returned home and discovered someone had broken into his residence and removed several items. The caller advised he located several items behind his residence and he encountered several subjects attempting to retrieve the [...]

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Public Assistance Requested in Identifying Armed Robbers

On Monday, October 22, 2012 at approximately 6:00 am an employee of the SPINX located at 3815 White Horse Road was in the process of collecting funds from the gasoline pumps in front of the store when two black males wearing dark clothing, masks and armed with handguns speed up to the employee in a [...]

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Greenville EUDL Coalition Announces 4th Wave of “Underage Drinking -Adult Consequences.” Halloween/High School Football Campaign Focus

The Greenville Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Coalition announced the fourth wave for the underage drinking enforcement and education campaign called “Underage Drinking. Adult Consequences” will start October 18 and run through October 31. The upcoming Enforcement and Public Education wave theme is meant to encourage a safe and sober Halloween for youth and young adults [...]

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Meth Lab Bust in Pelzer

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Unit obtained information that a methamphetamine laboratory may be present at a Pelzer home located at Garrison Road.  Through the course of the investigation investigators were able to obtain consent to search the residence where, according to the attached arrest warrants, found items commonly used in the [...]

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Henderson Man Arrested for Assault in Stabbing Incident

At approximately 7:26PM on 10-18-2012 the Henderson County 911 Center received an emergency call reporting a stabbing at Westall Street in the East Flat Rock community of Henderson County. Units from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue and Henderson County EMS responded to the scene and found Keith Carpenter age 48 [...]

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