Cpl. Lucas Watts

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In memory of Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks, South Carolina Highway Patrol. EOW - August 13, 2025.

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Members from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office are holding a BBQ fundraiser to help support Cpl. Jesus De Luna Soto, who has been dealing with an on-going medical condition.

Corporal Jesus De Luna Soto, the SRO at Orchard Park Elementary, has had quite the rough year. At the beginning of the year, he suffered a severe back injury which required corrective surgery. This surgery forced Jesus to be out of work for an extensive time while recovering. While at home, still recovering from the surgery, his newborn daughter experienced a medical event during which she appeared to stop breathing. Jesus and his wife performed CPR on their child in their front yard while waiting for responders. During the course of his CPR efforts, Jesus reinjured the area of his back where he had just had corrective surgery, further extending his absence from work. Jesus’ daughter, after this event, was diagnosed with epilepsy. When she experiences seizures from her epilepsy, she sometimes has tonic-clonic seizures, which result in her appearing to stop breathing. Because of this diagnosis, Jesus and his wife do not feel comfortable allowing their daughter to go unmonitored, so they have been sleeping in shifts. This fear, which certainly is instilled in someone after having to perform CPR on their own child, coupled with Jesus’ physical limitations, has presented this family with a complicated situation.

The bills don’t stop coming, even in a crisis. Unfortunately, the county has exhausted all of its options regarding his leave. Jesus has served as a law enforcement officer for 9.5 years.

Oconee Co. deputy awarded prestigious honor, overcomes life threatening injury Family, local leaders, and law enforcement honored an Corporal Lucas Watts, who was shot in the line of duty.

'Nothing Short of a Miracle': Corporal Lucas Watts receives national honor "In this case, I certainly believe nothing is impossible with God. There's no doubt in our minds that a miracle was performed that day."

SC Congresswoman attends ceremony honoring Officer Lucas Watts with award Officer Watts was injured in the line of duty in November 2023 when he was shot in the head while confronting a suspect.

“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭NIV‬‬
This group of men received the Medal of Valor in Columbia, SC on April 23rd. Truly the most deserving people to ever get such an award in our eyes. Lucas would not be alive if it wasn’t for God placing these men where they were called that day. November 16th, 2023, a day that changed so many lives, remains etched in our lives forever.
Lucas was on a routine traffic stop when things took a turn for the worse. The criminal sped off and Lucas, without hesitation, was first in the pursuit. When shots were fired and Lucas was injured, instead of retreating, these men acted and got Lucas to safety. Instead of retreating, they acted and pursued the criminal stopping him. Putting others’ safety above their own. These guys endured something that no other person should ever endure. I believe with all my heart that Lucas and his team were wrapped in God’s armor of protection that day. The devil tried to take Lucas out that day, but God had the final say.
We are so thankful for these guys—the guys who stood behind Lucas that day and have continued to do so every day since. There is no other group more deserving of the Medal of Valor award. Truly going above and beyond the call of duty as brothers behind the badge. Thank you Lord for these men putting on the armor of God every day with their uniform to make the world a safer place.

Lucas and Billy doing the marine unit presentation