(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today additional arrests in the second drug round-up of 2024. The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am last Thursday morning.
The Sheriff’s Office obtained 44 arrest warrants on 31 persons. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office. Among the narcotics purchased during the controlled buys were Cocaine, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Morphine and Prescription Medication. Two additional arrest warrants were obtained late last week against a wanted person for additional narcotics found on his person during his arrest. At this time, the total number of arrest warrants obtained during the operation is 46.
As of 2:30pm today, 20 persons had been arrested so far and/or were already in jail and will or have been served their warrants in direct relation to the drug round-up. 2 additional persons were arrested late last week on unrelated charges during the search for those persons who were wanted in relation to the round-up. Here are the names of the latest wanted persons arrested:
· Jonathan Andrew Ivester
33 years old
Deer Creek Estates Road, Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Ivester was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 12:07pm on Saturday, December 7th. Ivester was released from jail on Sunday, December 8th on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond.
· Christopher Robert Craig
55 years old
Alberts Road, Seneca, SC/Doubloon Street, West Union
Distribution in Methamphetamine – 1 count
Craig was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 1:28pm on Saturday, December 7th. At this time, Craig remains in jail on a $25,000 surety bond. Craig was also served a Magistrate Bench Warrant and was sentenced to 30 days in jail on that warrant.
· Tomasa Hernandez Ortiz
49 years old
Marvs Drive – Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 3 counts
Hernandez-Ortiz was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 7:34am on Sunday, December 8th. At this time, Hernandez-Ortiz remains in jail on a combined $30,000 surety bond.
· Kimberly Amanda Bohannon
36 years old
Gail Court/Creek Drive, Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
Bohannon was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 9:49pm on Sunday, December 8th. At this time, Bohannon remains in jail on a combined $100,000 surety bond. Bohannon will have to wear an electronic monitoring device, as a condition of bond, should she be released from jail.
· Robert Lewis Schoenfeld, Jr.
47 years old
Brown Farm Road, Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Schoenfeld, Jr. was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 10:47am on Monday, December 9th. At this time, Schoenfeld, Jr. remains in jail pending a bond hearing.
· Calvin Eugene Holland
57 years old
Washington Street, Seneca, SC
Distribution of Cocaine – 1 count
Holland was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 1:25pm on Monday, December 9th. Holland was also served with an outstanding General Sessions Bench Warrant. At this time, Holland remains in jail pending a bond hearing.
· Jessie Lee Blackwell
36 years old
Eva Frank Lane, Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Blackwell was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 2:12pm on Monday, December 9th. At this time, Blackwell remains in jail pending a bond hearing.
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating the remainder of those who are wanted in our ongoing round-up. Anyone with any information can leave a tip with Crimestoppers online at www.71crime.com or by calling 1-844-71-CRIME. You don’t have to give your name when you contact Crimestoppers and all information provided is confidential. If your tip leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward. The names of the remaining suspects are as follows:
· Joshua Eugene Reece
39 years old
Ponderosa Drive, Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Parrish Anthony Youngblood
55 years old
E. Lake Drive, Townville, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Randall Dain Wooten
42 years old
Wade Taylor Road, Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Crystal Renee Bryson (Sherman)
52 years old
Popham Drive, Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Fentanyl – 2 counts
· Anthony Bradley Parker
50 years old
Yellow Bell Road, Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Brian Keith Wilder, Jr.
32 years old
Gammell Street/Doyle Drive - Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Curtis Chason Gurley
40 years old
Sugar Hill Road, Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Brandon James Dodd
34 years old
Pitchford Street, Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· David Joseph Witherington
45 years old
Manor Road, Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Cameron Antonio Hunter
42 years old
Bernwood Circle, Seneca, SC
Distribution of Lortab – 1 count
Distribution of Cocaine – 1 count
· Brett Lamar Underwood
32 years old
Parker Street, Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Fentanyl – 1 count