Upstate · County register
Pickens County
Confirmed public-source rows placing named groups and sets in Pickens County. 5 records on file.
| Group / set | Family | Locality | Basis | Dated | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local / hybrid crews set not stated | Local and hybrid crews | Clemson (burglary); suspects of Salem (Oconee County) | incident (10/2025 burglary/stolen guns; two suspected gang members arrested by Clemson PD) | 2025-10-30 | C | WYFF / FOX Carolina: Two suspected gang members arrested in Clemson |
| Folk Nation Gangster Disciples (GD) | Folk Nation | Easley | member hometown (IGD RICO associate) | 2023-08-18 | A | USAO-SC: Final Defendant Sentenced in South Carolina's Largest RICO Conspiracy |
| Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)-sourced DTO Las Senoritas DTO | Hispanic / Latino gangs | Pickens County | prosecution (State Grand Jury; 43 defendants, 170 charges) | 2023-01-12 | A | SC Attorney General: State Grand Jury's "Las Senoritas" investigation results in Upstate indictments |
| Local / hybrid crews set not stated | Local and hybrid crews | Easley (Tri-City Lanes bowling alley) | incident (2/2016 killing of a teen by alleged gang members) | 2016-03-28 | C | WYFF: Upstate group working to prevent gang violence with education |
| Sovereign Citizen movement group not named (EFT debt-elimination adherents) | Extremist / militia | Easley | prosecution (federal fraud conspiracy, Greenville) | 2015-10-21 | A | USAO-SC: Sovereign Citizens Sentenced to Prison for Debt Elimination Scheme |
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