Sheriff's Deputy welcomed home from rehab after being shot six months ago

Published: May 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m.

Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed home near the state line, coming home from rehab to 6 months after being shot at standoff

Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge at Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Two fire ladder trucks hold up a U.S. flag as Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Two fire ladder trucks hold up a U.S. flag as Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Two fire ladder trucks hold up a U.S. flag as Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts rides in a caravan of cars along Interstate 85 past the State Highway 11 bridge in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Oconee County sheriff's deputies and law enforcement gathers on the side of I-85 after Cpl Lucas Watts rode in a caravan of cars by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens at the State Highway 11 bridge in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Two fire ladder trucks hold up a U.S. flag as Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts rides in a caravan of cars along Interstate 85 past the State Highway 11 bridge in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Oconee County sheriff's deputies and law enforcement gathers on the side of I-85 after Cpl Lucas Watts rode in a caravan of cars by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens at the State Highway 11 bridge in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Two fire ladder trucks hold up a U.S. flag as Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta
Two fire ladder trucks hold up a U.S. flag as Oconee County sheriff's deputy Cpl Lucas Watts is welcomed by a crowd of around 200 officers and citizens on the State Highway 11 bridge over Interstate 85 in Oconee County, S.C. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Nearly six months ago on Nov. 16, Watts was shot in the head during a standoff, losing an eye, and has been in rehabilitation in Atlanta