Commission finds probable cause in ethics complaints against former Upstate sheriff
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina State Ethics Commission appears to have found probable cause in multiple investigations surrounding former Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright. Four complaints involving Wright have been changed to a “pending” status from the ethics commission, indicating...
Rabid animals confirmed in two Upstate counties
(WSPA) — The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed that a skunk and a raccoon have tested positive for rabies in separate incidents in Anderson and Spartanburg counties. In Anderson County, the rabid skunk was discovered near Joyce Road and Ross Road in Liberty, where it exposed two cows....
Cause of death revealed for two missing hunters in Colorado
Calvin Neal Sweezy, 64, pled guilty to two counts of distribution of fentanyl. SLED charges GA man in connection with 2024 high-stakes dog fight. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged a Georgia man with criminal conspiracy and animal abuse on Friday. Laurens Co. man arrested on 4 charges...
Upstate man pleads guilty to DUI resulting in death
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — An Upstate man has pleaded guilty to driving impaired, leading to a fatal crash in 2023. According to the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, 61-year-old Jose Ismael Alejos, of Pickens, has been sentenced to twelve years in prison after pleading guilty to felony driving under the...
Crime Report for September 21
Note: The following information is compiled from public arrest records from the Fountain Inn Police Department, Laurens County Detention Center and Greenville County Detention Center. This information is presented with no intent of guilt or innocence. Jeremiah Byrd - Simpsonville. -Poss. with intent to distribute...
South Carolina Stepmother Learns Fate After Torturing 8-Year-Old With ‘Hypothermia Baths’
A 27-year-old South Carolinian woman, Tenika Draper, will spend decades behind bars for torturing her 8-year-old stepdaughter. Draper forced the boy to eat animal feces and placed her in hypothermia baths, among other methods of abuse. As reported by Law & Crime, citing court records, Draper was sentenced to 35...
State of Upstate roads one year after Hurricane Helene
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - This week marks one year since Hurricane Helene ripped through the Upstate and shattered communities. The damage in some areas destroyed roads and took out bridges. FOX Carolina asked South Carolina Secretary of Transportation, Justin Powell where recovery stands now. “We’ve been...
Asheville police investigate 2 shootings that hospitalized 3
Alejos veered into oncoming traffic on Gentry Memorial Highway on June 1, 2023. Anyone with information about his death is asked to call Crime Stoppers. City of Greenville project preview meeting Tuesday. Updated: 4 hours ago. |. FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details. GA man sentenced in trafficking kilo...
Photos: Plane pull raises $30K for Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas Plane Pull Sept. 20 at Greenville Downtown Airport raised more than $30,000, the highest total in the event’s history according to organizers. Twenty teams participated in the annual fundraiser. The Heavy Metal Movers claimed the top spot as the fastest team,...
Only Here: Thieves caught on camera breaking into Simpsonville Gun & Pawn shop
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A family-owned pawn shop is left cleaning up after thieves smashed their way inside over the weekend and stole multiple firearms. The break-in happened just before midnight Saturday at Simpsonville Gun & Pawn on Main Street. Security cameras captured suspects smashing a window,...
