Ronald Kelley Winchester
Lori Denise Williams
Joseph David Marcus
Johnny Albert Roach
Clifford Daniel Ritter
Christopher Eugene Moore
Ashley Nicole Friedmeyer
Amy Nicole Hill
(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing eight additional arrests today in the first drug round-up of 2022.
The Sheriff’s Office began the operation last Thursday morning with a meeting and briefing at 9:00am at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla.
At the beginning of the drug sweep late last week, the Sheriff’s Office announced that they were seeking 33 suspects, with arrest warrants, 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 by undercover operatives were Marijuana, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin and prescription medication.
As of 1:00pm this afternoon, 19 individuals had been arrested so far and/or were already in jail and will or have been served their warrants. Here are the name of the latest arrestees and their charges according to arrest warrants:
1) Ronald Kelley Winchester
54 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:58pm on Friday, March 4th
At this time, Winchester remains in custody at the Detention Center on a $40,000 surety bond
2) Lori Denise Williams
42 years old
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 9:21pm on Friday, March 4th
Williams was given a $20,000 surety bond. Williams was released on March 5th after posting bond
3) Clifford Daniel Ritter
23 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Ritter was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 7:30am on
Saturday, March 5th
Ritter was given a $30,000 surety bond. Ritter was released on March 6th after
posting bond
4) Johnny Albert Roach
57 years old
Fair Play, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 2 counts
Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:37pm on Saturday,
March 5th
Roach’s bond was denied on the two counts. Roach will appear before a Circuit
Court Judge, at a later time, regarding bond
5) Joseph David Marcus
39 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Marcus was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:34pm on
Saturday, March 5th by the Seneca Police Department
At this time, Marcus remains in custody at the Detention Center on a $20,000 surety
bond. A hold has been placed on Marcus by the South Carolina Department of
Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Marcus was also served with a Seneca
Municipal Court Bench Warrant
6) Christopher Eugene Moore
35 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
Moore was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 11:09pm on
Saturday, March 5th
At this time, Moore remains in custody at the Detention Center on a combined
$10,000 surety bond
7 ) Amy Nicole Hill
26 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Hill was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:53pm on Sunday, March 6th
At this time, Hill remains in custody at the Detention Center on a $25,000 surety bond
8) Ashley Nicole Friedmeyer
32 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Friedmeyer was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:02pm on Sunday, March 6th
At this time, Friedmeyer remains in custody at the Detention Center on a $50,000 surety bond
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 at 1-888-CRIME-SC, at www.oconeesccrimestoppers.com or via the free P3 app that can be downloaded on your smartphone. 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:
· Stanley Demetrice Lewis
36 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Marijuana – 3 counts
· Michelle Doris Long
46 years old
Newry, SC
Distribution of Marijuana – 1 count
· Thomas Allen Ferguson
42 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Brandon James Dodd
32 years old
Walhalla and Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Sandy Dean Smith
39 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· April Lynne Webb
27 years old
Seneca and Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 2 counts
· Aaron Scott Gunn
30 years old
West Union, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Christopher Lamar Tribble
31 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Lindsay Brooke Wood
29 years old
Westminster and Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· Donna Rena McWhorter
52 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· Dustin David Stancil
27 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Damion Austin Davis
22 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Gary Lee Coble
61 years old
Mountain Rest, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Margaret Kylie Fitzgerald
38 years old
Westminster, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 1 count
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