(Walhalla, SC)---------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today the first drug round-up of 2024.
The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am yesterday morning at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla.
The Sheriff’s Office obtained 41 arrest warrants on 27 subjects. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office. One subject was charged with having possession of narcotics while incarcerated inside of the Oconee County Detention Center in 2023 with warrants being obtained after the narcotics were tested. Among the narcotics purchased during the controlled buys were Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Marijuana and Prescription Medication.
As of today 1pm today, 10 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:
Joshua James Witherington
Davis Mill Park Drive
Seneca, SC
44 years old
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 4 counts
Witherington was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center, on unrelated charges, on December 1st, 2023. The four arrest warrants have been served on Witherington in jail, where he remains in custody at this time. Witherington was given a combined $300,000 surety bond on the four charges.
Maria Lance Moore
Owens Road
Seneca, SC
69 years old
Distribution of Prescription Medication – 2 counts
Moore was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 2:25pm on Wednesday, February 21st. Maria received a combined $20,000 personal recognizance bond on her charges and was released from jail yesterday.
William Woodrow Bearden
40 years old
Gail Court
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 3 counts
Bearden was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center, on unrelated charges, on October 4th, 2023. The three arrest warrants have been served on Bearden in jail, where he remains at this time. Bearden received a combined $45,000 surety bond on the three arrest warrants.
Levi Marion McJunkin
Ebenezer Road
West Union, SC
Barton Creek Road
Westminster, SC
34 years old
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 2 counts
McJunkin was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 10:24am on Wednesday, February 21st. At this time, McJunkin remains in jail on a combined $200,000 surety bond. McJunkin will have to wear an electronic monitoring device, as a condition of bond, should he be released from jail.
Phillip Travis Lee
50 years old
Rock Crusher Road
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Lee was arrested and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 7:03pm on Wednesday, February 21st. At this time, Lee remains in jail pending a bond hearing.
Timothy Jacque Gibson
62 years old
Rock Crusher Road
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Gibson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 4:47pm on Wednesday, February 21st. At this time, Gibson remains in jail a $25,000 surety bond.
Rickie Lee Addis, Sr.
62 years old
Zion Road
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Addis, Sr. is currently incarcerated in a South Carolina Department of Corrections facility and his arrest warrant will be served at a later date.
Keith Alan Bryson
55 years old
W. Halfway Branch Road
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Bryson was arrested on Wednesday, February 21st and was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 2:50pm. At this time, Bryson remains in jail on a $25,000 surety bond
Rickey Lee Addis, Jr.
39 years old
Rock Crusher Road
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Fentanyl – 1 count
Addis, Jr. was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 6:40pm on Wednesday, February 21st. Addis, Jr. was also served a Family Court Bench Warrant. At this time, Addis, Jr. remains in jail on a $100,000 surety bond on the drug charge.
Freddavion Antonio Ahmadd Cleveland
23 years old
S. Stribling Street
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Prescription Medication – 1 count
Cleveland was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 12:47 pm on Thursday, February 22nd. At this time, Cleveland 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.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:
· Benjamin Daniel Lusk
49 years old
Rock Crusher Road
Walhalla, SC
Distribution in Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Carla Denise Bennefield
46 years old
Durham Brown Road
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Jeffrey Lane Gibson
57 years old
Stewart Road
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Marshall Phillip Sims
57 years old
Avalon Drive
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Chad Byron Holloway
49 years old
Gail Court
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Prescription Medication – 1 count
· Angel Dawn Holloway
34 years old
Gail Court
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Prescription Medication – 1 count
· Antonio Aminika Hunter
47 years old
Nebo Church Road
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Prescription Medication – 1 count
Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Joshua Eugene Reece
38 years old
East Main Street
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Randall Dain Wooten
41 years old
Wade Taylor Road
West Union, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Katlyn Alexus McMahan
24 years old
Martin Creek Road
Seneca, SC
Possession of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Possession of Contraband in a Detention Center – 1 count
· Tarran Shane Boggs
23 years old
Keowee School Road
Seneca, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Curtis Lee Jones
53 years old
N. Jenkins Bridge Road
Westminster, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
Distribution of Marijuana – 1 count
· Michael Keith Rogers
42 years old
Dairy Farm Road
Fair Play, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Deanna Michelle Smith (Addis)
43 years old
Rock Crusher Road
Walhalla, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
· Michael Chad Roach
41 years old
Starling Drive
West Union, SC
Distribution of Methamphetamine – 2 counts
· Matthew Earl Newcomb
45 years old
Pump House Road
Westminster, SC
Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 1 count
· James Christopher Brown
40 years old
Corinth Drive
Seneca, SC
Trafficking in Fentanyl – 1 count