(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today additional arrests in the second drug round-up of 2023.
The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am last Thursday morning at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla.
The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants on 26 subjects. 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, Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Prescription Medication.
As of 2pm today, 12 subjects had been arrested so far and/or were already in jail and will or have been served their warrants. Here are the names of those subjects:
· Christopher Alonzo Robinson
29 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Cocaine – 1 count
Robinson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:12pm on Wednesday, October 3rd. At this time, Robinson remains in jail on a $35,000 surety bond.
· William Woodrow Bearden
40 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Bearden was arrested today, according to a Deputy assigned to the Warrants Unit of the Sheriff’s Office. Bearden is being processed at the Oconee County Detention Center.
Also, Narcotics Agents were notified last night that 46 year old James Edward Benton of Fair Play in in custody at the Anderson County Detention Center and a hold will be placed on him by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. Benton was wanted on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. Benton will be counted in the official arrest numbers later once he is transported to Oconee County and booked into jail here and served his arrest warrant.
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.oconeesccrimestoppers.com. 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:
· Daniel Jerome Watson
39 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution in Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Andrea Martin
51 years old
Anderson, SC
Distribution of Cocaine – 2 counts
· Monica Marie Swafford
46 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 2 counts
· Michael Ray Shead
59 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Rebecca Lynne Lance
37 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Fentanyl – 1 count
· Webster Maurice Thompson
47 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Cocaine – 3 counts
· Jonathan Nolan Lee Ivester
24 years old
Westminster, SC/Jefferson, GA
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Scarlet Ann Jones
36 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· Tavis Demon Barnette
42 years old
Greenville, SC
Distribution of Fentanyl – 1 count
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· Kevin Ray Foster
43 years old
Martin, GA
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· Patrick Rashon Richardson
38 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Fentanyl
· Benedict A Ramsey
44 years old
Seneca, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Angela Compton Ibarra
40 years old
Seneca, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine