Police and Fire
Crime Report for the Week of March 6
(Note: All information contained in the following was taken directly from the official incident reports filed by the Greer Police Department or Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.)
Greenville County cold cases solved
Last week, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis held a press conference announcing that two cold cases from 2022 and 2016 have been solved.
2022 COLD CASE
Investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant on a suspect from the April 2, 2022, murder case of Charity Southerland.
Crime Report for the Week of Feb. 28
(Note: All information contained in the following was taken directly from the official incident reports filed by the Greer Police Department or Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.)
Two GCSO deputies injured in collision
Two Greenville County Sheriff’s Office deputies were injured in a crash that occurred on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Lyman man charged in child sex crimes
A Lyman man has been arrested and charged with 11 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, third degree, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count.
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Undercover operation leads police to arrest Spartanburg man
On February 1, Thomas Early Parker, Jr., pleaded guilty to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, first degree, and one count of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Greenville man dies in Spartanburg workplace accident
A Greenville man is dead after a work-related incident in Spartanburg.
On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Joe Conner Nuckolls, 26, of Greenville, was operating a lift machine that came in close proximity to a high voltage wire. He was electrocuted and killed on the scene.