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35-year-old Christopher Mathis McConnell is currently incarcerated in the Oconee County Detention Center and is awaiting his hearing for a first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge.

Oconee County man arrested on sexual conduct charge against teenager

Kat Pugh, News Editor January 17, 2025

Christopher Mathis McConnell, a 35-year-old man, was imprisoned on Wednesday on a first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge in the Oconee County Detention Center. McConnell is from Westminster, South...

On Dec. 18, a man named Patrick Egan attacked Clemson graduate and TV reporter Ja'Ronn Alex outside the KKCO-TV station in Grand Junction, Colorado, pictured here.

Clemson alumnus and current TV reporter physically attacked

Abigail Suggs, Senior Reporter January 16, 2025

A Clemson alumnus and news reporter for KKCO-TV was attacked on Dec. 18, 2024, by a Colorado man outside of the station's building located in Grand Junction, Colorado. Ja’Ronn Alex graduated from...

Police and downtown bars encourage students to be wary of drink spiking in the downtown Clemson area.

City police offering reward following concerns amid drink spiking

Kat Pugh, Asst. News Editor October 3, 2024

To combat drink spiking in the downtown Clemson area, the Clemson city police department is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information leading to an arrest as of Oct. 1. In a news release on...

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Crime Report: Sept. 9-Sept. 16

Abigail Suggs, Senior Reporter September 19, 2024
Your crime highlights this week.
Darrell Scott Brooks is in custody after attacking and kidnapping a Clemson student on Tuesday morning.

Registered sex offender detained after attacking, kidnapping Clemson student

Kat Pugh, Asst. News Editor September 14, 2024

Following the assault and kidnapping of a Clemson student on Tuesday morning, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has detained 57-year-old Darrell Scott Brooks, a registered sex offender in Oconee County. After...

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Crime Report: Sept. 2-Sept. 9

Abigail Suggs, Senior Reporter September 13, 2024
This week's crime statistics.
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Crime Report: Aug. 19-Aug. 26

Abigail Suggs, Senior Reporter September 5, 2024
Your crime highlights this week.
Daylen Dicks was charged with third-degree assault and battery, breach of peace, public disorderly conduct, indecent exposure, two counts of resisting arrest and two counts of threatening the life of a public official.

Naked man facing numerous charges after CATbus incident

Abigail Suggs, Senior Reporter August 30, 2024

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in the incident concerning a naked man on a Clemson Area Transit (CAT) bus in Seneca on Tuesday morning. The naked man was identified as Daylen...

Ginger Gail Dreo, 36-year-old Female, was arrested for over 10 burglaries.

Woman arrested in Clemson for over 10 burglaries

Alexis Nigro, Senior Reporter August 21, 2024

The city of Clemson Police Department identified and arrested a woman who is suspected to have burglarized over 10 homes in the Clemson area on Aug. 16. In an immediate press release from the city police...

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Clemson student dead following late-night car crash

Caroline Block, Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2024

A Clemson student passed away in a motor vehicle crash early Saturday morning after being airlifted to Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.  The student was later pronounced dead on Sunday,...

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Clemson student airlifted after late-night accident

Caroline Block, Editor-in-Chief April 13, 2024

A Clemson student was airlifted to receive medical treatment early Saturday morning following a motor vehicle crash on Old Stone Church Road.  Clemson University Police Department and Clemson University...

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Dead body discovered at The Reserve last month

Kailyn Kelly, Asst. News Editor March 6, 2024
The Central Police Department discovered a deceased male at The Reserve last month after his mother asked for the department to conduct a wellness check.
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