Laurens County Animal Control is working Wednesday morning to locate and rescue an estimated 30 Chihuahuas from a condemned house near Gray Court.
According to Facebook posts from Giles Gilmer, the Director, Animal Control Officers discovered these dogs with limited access to food and water in a house that was in very poor condition. The house has since been condemned by county building officials.
The owner, who Mr. Gilmer stated is currently in jail, was not named but WLBG does note that the address, 377 Kennedy Road in Gray Court, corresponds to the address listed for Timothy Edward Glassford. Mr. Glassford is being held at the Laurens County Detention Center on a charge of Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature.
From the photos provided by Mr. Gilmer this appears to be a daunting task. Locating small dogs inside a house with this much debris will not be easy. And once that task is completed Laurens County Animal Control will be faced with trying to treat these dogs and find homes for them. He has issued a plea for assistance in his Facebook post. If you can provide a home for one or more of these little dogs please contact Animal Control at 984-6812.
41 year old Velvet May Tucker of 17 Windover Ln. Fountain Inn was booked Tuesday into the Laurens County Detention Center charged with possession of meth and forgery and remains in the detention center on $12,500.00 bond
Melissa Anne Koon Sergent age 39 of 255 Grace Street Greenwood was booked Tuesday charged with possession of more than one drivers license, giving false information to law enforcement and forgery. Her forgery warrant alleges the same as Velvet May Tucker. She was ticketed for possesing more than one drivers license and giving false information to police. Melissa Anne Koon Sergent remains in the detention center on $18,762.50 bond.
Amanda Diane Wilson age 26 of 102 Poplar Street Woodruff was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Monday charged with possession of meth. The warrant alleges that on June 18th the defendant did knowingly possess less than one gram of methamphetamine without authority to do so. Amanda Diane Wilson remains in the detention center on $10k bond.
27 year old Jatavious Rodrigus Barker of 261 Apple Orchard Rd Clinton was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Monday charged with Assault and Battery 3rd. The warrant alleges that on June 18th Barker did intentionally commit battery upon the victim by punching him about his face causing an injury to the left side of victims mouth. Barker remains in the detention center on $2k bond.
Roger Gerald Smith age 54 of 314 Collins Street Laurens was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Tuesday charged with ill treatment of animals. The warrant alleges that on June 14th Smith did commit the crime of ill treatment of animals in general 1st offence in that he did not have feed in the pen that housed a brown in color calf, that the calf could not stand on it’s feet and the calf was covered in maggots. Roger Gerald Smith remains in the detention center on $15k bond. The calf has been treated by and now happily resides and Big Oaks Rescue Farm in Greenwood.
Erin Fleming will be taking the reins of the Raider volleyball program this fall after previous head coach, Caroline Culbertson, resigned. Fleming has been the Head Volleyball Coach at Lake Highland Preparatory Academy since 2011, where she also served as the Leadership Development and Student Activities Coordinator. Fleming was Coach of the Year in 2012 and led the Lake Highland team to the State Championship game in 2012, 2016, and 2017. As a player, Fleming was Co-Captain of the 2004, 2005, and 2006 Lake Highland State Championship Women’s Varsity Volleyball Teams and was the 2007 Lake Highland Prep Female Athlete of the Year. In college, Fleming was a member of three (3) SEC Volleyball Championship teams at the University of Florida, where she was also an SEC Honor Roll student from 2007 – 2011.
There will also be a change in softball for 2018-2019. Michaela Smith, a 2015 Graduate from LDHS and a former Raider softball player, will be foregoing her final year of softball eligibility at Anderson University to take the reins of the Raider program. Former Raider Head Coach, Butch Clark, said, “You will not find a harder working and better student of the game.” Clark added that he would rank Smith in the top five (5) of his all-time players. Ed Murray, District Athletic Director, said, “We added Coach Smith to our interview list at the last minute. We thought we might be able to recruit her as a possible assistant coach for the program. Instead, she greatly impressed us with her preparedness, her maturity, and her grasp of the needs of the program in Laurens. After some discussion, we made the decision that she was the best option for the long-term future of the program.” Smith, a biology major, hopes to add a science teaching position to her LCSD 55 workload in the 2019-2020 school year.
Takevious Dangelo Anderson, age 21 of 316 Highway 49 Laurens was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Monday charged with possession of marijuana, intent to distribute, flight on sight and domestiv violence 3rd degree. He remains in the detention center as of this broadcast.
“As a technical college administrator, I am excited to see South Carolina continue to support the national Million Women Mentor movement of advancing women’s and girls’ interest and confidence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers and education,” Dr. Foster said.
Clinton Tyler Christian age 29 of 302 Wemberly Lane Simpsonville was charged with burglary 3rd and possession of meth. Warrants allege that on June 15th he did knowingly possess less than one gram of methamphetamine and did enter a building on Knickerbocker Estates in Fountain Inn without consent and with intent to commit a crime therein. He remains in the detention center on $25k bond.
25 year old Destiny Rochelle Foxx of the same address, 302 Wemberly Lane Simpsonville was charged with burglary 3rd and possession of meth as well. Warrants allege that on June 15th Foxx did knowingly possess less than one gram meth and did enter a building belonging to a victim without consent and with intent to commit a crime. She remains in the detention center on $15k bond.
Amanda Kay Gleason, age 38 of 532 Knickerbocker Estates Fountain Inn was also booked Friday charged with burglary 3rd and possession of meth. Warrants allege she possessed less than one gram of meth and did enter a building without consent and with intent to commit a crime. She is being held on $40k bond. and finally,
Robert Lee Moser, age 49 of 317 Tall Pines Rd. Fountain Inn was booked Friday charged with burglary 2nd and possession of meth. Warrant allege that on June 15th Moser did knowingly posses less than one gram of meth and did enter dwelling without consent and with intent to commit a crime with 2 prior convictions for burglary. He remains in the detention center on $40k bond.
Robert Steven Hinton, age 46 of 3115 Buffalo West Springs Highway Buffalo was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Sunday Charged with unlawful carry of a pistol, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of methamphetamine and open container. Warrants allege that on Sunday Hinton was found in possession of 2.19 grmas of meth during a lawful traffic stop and did have in his possession a black and brown in color High Standard .357 Magnum revolver with criminal history indicating he was a violent felon which makes firearm possession unlawful. Hinton was also ticketed for open container. Robert Steven Hinton remains in the detention center on $90k bond.The other man,
Kyle Steven Miller, age 26 of the same address, 3115 Buffalo West Springs Highway Buffalo was booked Sunday charged with possession of methamphetamine, unlawful carry of a pistol and felon in possession of a firearm.
Teenishia Nicole Mims age 41 of 101 Stuart Street Laurens was booked Saturday into the Laurens County Detention Center charged with shoplifting and breach of trust. Warrants allege that Mims committed breach or trust on Saturday June 9th. Alleging while employed by the victim Mims did perform a refund transaction for a customer then did conceal and carry away the gift card totaling $37.37 after giving the customer a blank gift card, the incident occuring at Walmart on East Main Street in Laurens and on Sunday June 10th did fail to scan hamburger meat at the self checkout register and did conceal and carry away the merchandise with intent to permanently deprive the store. Teenishia Nicole Mims remains in the detention center on $1,652.00 bond
Earl Gentry Goode, age 68 of 6085 Whitmire Highway Clinton was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Saturday charged with Assault and Battery high and aggravated. A warrant alleges that on Saturday, June 16th Goode did intentionally commit assault upon a victim being aggravated in nature striking her several times on her back causing bruising and swelling. He remains in the detention center awaiting bond.
Rhomiesha Dainelle Henderson, age 21 of 126 Jackson Street Laurens was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Sunday charged with petit larceny. The warrant alleges that on May 18th Henderson did take a sum of money being $300 from a victim without permission on Jackson Street within the city limits of Laurens. Rhomiesha Danielle Henderson remains in the detention center awaiting bond.
