Greer County sheriff briefs commissioners on crime, says he is working on a jail trust

Sheriff Steve McMahan updated the Greer County Board of Commissioners on county-wide crime issues during the board’s Dec. 29 meeting and said he is working on establishing a jail trust. The meeting took place at the Greer County Courthouse and was called to order by Chairman Brent York at 9:00 a.m.

McMahan described recent countywide law-enforcement concerns and told commissioners he is pursuing a jail trust as a step related to detention capacity and custody management; the minutes note he also had an awards banquet planned to honor sheriff’s office employees. The record does not include detailed figures or a timeline for the jail trust, and the board took no formal action on the separate agenda item describing a proposed 80‑bed Law Enforcement Center.

The sheriff’s update was presented during the scheduled meeting with the sheriff; commissioners did not vote on or authorize funding or construction of a new detention facility at this meeting. The minutes list no further directives to staff or motions tied to the jail trust or the 80‑bed proposal. The board recessed later in the meeting to meet with the Industrial Trust Authority and then returned to regular session at 11:31 a.m.

No direct quotations of McMahan are recorded in the minutes. The next scheduled or related formal steps (such as a funding request, feasibility study, or ordinance) were not specified in the minutes.