Crime

Alleged Bailey Manor "car bomber" has died

The man who spent the past years in a hospital after being declared unfit to stand trial for attempted murder in a Clinton assisted living facility incident has died. An obituary said Alton Payton died Feb. 13 in Anderson. He was arrested and charged in 2014 for allegedly trying to kill Rita...

3rd arrest made in Clinton case

Armed Robbery of Pizza Delivery Person Friday, February 15, 2019 - WLBG An arrest was made yesterday in connection with the Armed Robbery of a Pizza Delivery person in Clinton last summer. 18-year-old Tyrese Nashune Ward was booked with an address on Hunters Court, Laurens. Warrants indicate...

Police arrest robbery suspects

UPDATE WITH ARRESTS - Armed Robbery, and suspect jumps into the lake Friday, February 8, 2019-WLBG radio An Armed Robbery report dispatched Laurens Police to the Pavan Food Store on North Harper at Fleming Street at 10:54 Wednesday morning. A clerk reportedly told officers that a black male...

Allegedly aggressive dog is killed

Clinton Police on Saturday euthanized a dog that officers said acted aggressively toward them. The dog. Bully Blueford Estes, was shot to death about 11 pm at 113 Gordon St. A police report says officers were attacked as they responded to a call in the area of 106 Gordon St., Clinton, in response...

"E-Money" Back to the Slammer

Bomb Threat Suspect Back Behind Bars Friday, February 1, 2019 - WLBG on-line A Clinton man has been returned to the Johnson Detention Center to await trial for two counts of Making Bomb Threats. Now 30-year-old Eric Rico Hill of 304 Bailey Street, Clinton was arrested late last March on charges...

Body allegedly dumped in Laurens County

2 more arrests in alleged Laurens County body dump. GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC (FOX Carolina) - Investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said Friday a third teenage suspect has been arrested in connection to a Mauldin High School honor student's death. Deputies said Friday afternoon ...

Alleged criminal domestic violence

Threat to “Cut Her Head Off” with Large Knife Tuesday, January 29, 2019; WLBG on-line A threat to decapitate his lover this weekend was alleged with a man’s arrest by Clinton Police yesterday. 53-year-old Leon Jeffery Willis of 82 Palmetto Street, Clinton was charged with Domestic Violence...

Felony DUI Is Alleged

Authorities have identified Henry Kellett, 20, of Laurens as the victim in an alleged felony DUI crash. Reports say Austin Cole Hughes, 21, of Gray Court has been arrested and charged. A vehicle driven by Hughes in which Kellett was a passenger crashed about 1:24 am today on Harris Bridge Road,...

Drug trafficking and threatening hospital worker are alleged

Alleged Meth Trafficker Had Child In Car With Him, Law Enforcement Says Friday, January 18, 2019 - WLBG A Laurens man was being held for Meth Trafficking charges, after the Sheriff’s Office allegedly found him with over 200 grams of meth. yesterday 38-year-old Shannon Leon Williams of 3588...

Officers use child's phone to contact alleged, suspected abuser

Ex-substitute teacher arrested for alleged sex lure of a minor Authorities have identified Michael Bernard Bunner, 66, of 101 Woodrow St., Laurens, and a former District 55 substitute teacher, as a suspect in an alleged attempt to lure a minor for sex. The victim is 12 years old, a report said....