WAGRAM — A Scotland County sheriff’s deputy Alexis “Thunder Eagle” Locklear was killed in a crash Thursday night off Old Wire Road, Sheriff Ralph Kersey has confirmed.
Locklear, 24, was killed while assisting another officer who was actively pursuing a suspect in a vehicle chase, Kersey said.
The deputy died in a single-vehicle accident while traveling down Old Wire Road near Arch McLean Road in Wagram.
Locklear became a full time sworn deputy with the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office on May 16, 2017.
“This is an incredibly sad day for the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office, and for the community we love and serve and for the law enforcement community as a whole,” Kersey said.
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