Whitney Jewell Harper\
Thomas Allen Ferguson
Stanley Demetrice Lewis
Sandy Dean Smith
Ronald Kelley Winchester
Robbie Leigh Eades
Mark Vandel Walters
Lori Denise Williams
Margaret Kylie Fitzgerald
Lindsay Brooke Wood
Laderrick Deonta Smith-Manley
Kim Lynn Lyle
Joseph David Marcus
Kristofer Ryan Summerlin
Johnny Albert Roach
Dustin David Stancil
Damion Austin Davis
Garry Lee Coble
Donna Rena McWhorter
Colby Dylan Tompkins
Coy James Broome
Clifford Daniel Ritter
Christopher Lamar Tribble
Charles Lee Hightower
Candace Michelle McMahan
Brandon James Dodd
Ashley Nicole Friedmeyer
April Lynne Webb
Amy Nicole Hill
Alexis Mary Moore
Aaron Scott Gunn
(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today that the first drug round-up of 2022 began this morning.
The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 9:00am at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla.
In all, the Sheriff’s Office is 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 5:00pm this afternoon, 10 individuals had been arrested so far and/or were already in jail and will or have been served their warrants. Here are the names of the individuals that have been arrested so far and their charges according to warrants:
1) Coy James Broome
Walhalla, SC
28 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 Count
Currently being housed in a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility
2) Robbie Leigh Eades
Seneca, SC
32 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 Count
Currently being housed in a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility
3) Kim Lynn Lyle
Seneca, SC
52 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Currently being housed in a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility
4) Colby Dylan Tompkins
Westminster, SC
30 years old
Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Suboxone) – 1 count
Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 11:05am Thursday morning
Tompkins was released from the Detention Center today on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond
5) Charles Lee Hightower
Westminster, SC
44 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Currently being housed in a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility
6) Whitney Jewell Harper
West Union, SC
33 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:54am Thursday morning
At this time, Harper remains in custody on a $35,000 surety bond
7) Kristofer Ryan Summerlin
Seneca, SC
35 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Currently being housed in a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility
8) Markus Vandell Walters
50 years old
Pendleton, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Currently in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center after he was arrested on November 5th, 2021 by the Walhalla Police Department
9) Candace Michelle McMahan
Seneca, SC
48 years old
Distribution of Fentanyl
Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:10pm Thursday afternoon
At this time, McMahan remains in custody on a $50,000 surety bond.
10)Laderrick Deonta Smith-Manley
26 years old
Walhalla and Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 5:10pm Thursday afternoon
Smith-Manley also had an outstanding Magistrates Bench 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 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
· Johnny Albert Road
57 years old
Fair Play, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 2 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
· Clifford Daniel Ritter
23 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Sandy Dean Smith
39 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Lori Denise Williams
42 years old
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· April Lynne Webb
27 years old
Seneca and Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 2 counts
· Alexis Mary Moore
45 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Christopher Eugene Moore
35 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Ronald Kelley Winchester
54 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· 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 – 1 count
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· Joseph David Marcus
39 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Donna Rena McWhorter
52 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· Amy Nicole Hill
26 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Ashley Nicole Friedmeyer
32 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 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