Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces First Drug Round-Up of 2023
Sarah Kathleen Collingsworth
Brandon James Dodd
Scott Lamar Price
Timothy Wayne Duffy
Levarick Shawntanuius Ware
Rashad Ali Thompson
Kendall Ann Ellis
Lee Roy Witt
Jordan Rose Haynes
Joshua Leard Sanders
Joseph Donald Moore
Jesus Urquiza
Jeremy Fulton Alexander
Jeffery Carl Maillard
James Bernard Williams
Jacob Larry Foster
Desmond Trent Pearson
Daryl Leron Moore
Barry Dee Palmer II
Charles Johnathan Sanders
Alison Moore Bugg
Adam Joseph Reed
(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today that the first drug round-up of 2023 began this morning.
The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am today at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla.
The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants on 22 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, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, and Prescription Medication.
As of 4:30pm today, 11 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 those subjects:
1) Charles Johnathan Sanders
Salem, SC
34 years old
Distribution of Prescription Medication (Suboxone) – 2 counts
Sanders was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:23pm today.
2) Timothy Wayne Duffy
Seneca, SC
38 years old
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
Duffy was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on November 14th, 2022, on unrelated charges, and remains in jail at this time.
3) Barry Dee Palmer II
34 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
Palmer II was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on September 2nd, 2022, on unrelated charges, and remains in jail at this time.
4) Adam Joseph Reed
Seneca, SC
30 years old
Distribution of Fentanyl – 1 count
Reed was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on December 12th, 2022, on unrelated charges, and remains in jail at this time.
5) Jesus Urquiza
Westminster, SC
51 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Distribution of Cocaine – 3 counts
Urquiza was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:39pm today.
6) Desmond Trent Pearson
Westminster, SC
34 years old
Distribution of Marijuana – 3 counts
Pearson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:29am today
7) Jordan Rose Haynes
Seneca, SC
20 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
Haynes was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:23pm today
8) Rashad Ali Thompson
Seneca, SC
43 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 5 counts
Thompson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on January 10th, 2023, on unrelated charges, and remains in jail at this time
9) Daryl Leron Moore
49 years old
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Moore was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:12pm today
10) Kendal Ann Ellis
Walhalla, SC
37 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Ellis is currently incarcerated in a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility
11) Brandon James Dodd
Walhalla, SC
33 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 3 counts
Dodd was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on October 8th, 2022, on unrelated charges, and remains in jail at this time
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:
· Jacob Larry Foster
37 years old
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· Jeffery Carl Maillard
44 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution in Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Alison Moore Bugg
34 years old
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Sarah Kathleen Collingsworth
35 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
Distribution of Fentanyl – 1 count
· Joseph Donald Moore
35 years old
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Jeremy Fulton Alexander
32 years old
West Union, SC
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
· James Bernard Williams
44 years old
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Crack Cocaine – 1 count
· Lee Roy Witt
48 years old
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Levarick Shawntauius Ware
34 years old
Central, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Scott Lamar Price
52 years old
Walhalla, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Joshua Leard Sanders
41 years old
Seneca, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 1 count