by WILL FOLKS
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A month after his arrest in California made headlines, South Carolina real estate mogul Ron Rallis is in trouble with the law again on the east coast.
The wealthy Greenville, S.C. developer – whose acrimonious and exceedingly public beef with U.S. congressman William Timmons made headlines during the 2022 election cycle – was charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest and child endangerment in Charleston County on Wednesday eventing.
He was arrested by officers of the Folly Beach Department of Public Safety (FBDPS) following what sources have described as a “vehicular incident.”
Rallis’ five-year-old daughter was reportedly in the vehicle with him at the time of the incident.
Rallis, 46, was booked into the Charleston County detention center at approximately 11:43 p.m. EDT.
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FITSNews is requesting information from the city as to the circumstances which precipitated Rallis’ arrest. So far, all we know is his daughter is reportedly unharmed physically and has been placed in the custody of her mother.
Last month, we reported that Rallis was involved in a domestic incident with a female victim on the evening of July 2, 2025 in Newport Beach, California. According to an emergency protective order issued in the immediate aftermath of the incident, Rallis allegedly “punched, pushed and strangled (the) victim.”
The Newport incident wasn’t Rallis’ first brush with the law.
Last fall, he was arrested in Charleston County on multiple charges following a vehicular stop – and prior to that he spent three months in jail after being found in contempt of a Greenville family court in connection with his contentious divorce and custody battle.
Rallis achieved peak notoriety in the summer of 2022 when he strode into a West End Greenville church he had previously purchased – and painted pink – and gave this news outlet an exclusive interview regarding his starring role in the Timmons’ sex scandal.
This is a developing story… please check back for updates.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
Will Folks is the founding editor of the news outlet you are currently reading. Prior to founding FITSNews, he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina. He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and eight children.
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3 comments
Gee could it have something to do with being under the influence?
F**k Boi Ron is having a hard time keeping his innocent good father look for the ladies
Typical rich and good-looking men always think they can do anything they want.