Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Central Man on Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
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(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Central man remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest yesterday on an Involuntary Manslaughter charge in relation to a recent overdose death of a Seneca man.
35 year old Akeem Olajuwon Chavezia Williams, of Cross Creek Road, was booked into the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office at around 3:01pm Tuesday. Williams has also been charged with one count of Distribution of a Controlled Substance in relation to the same investigation.
Williams was arrested yesterday by Investigators from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, at the Cross Creek Road address, with the assistance from Officers with the Central Police Department.
On March 30th of this year, Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded to an address on S. Oak Pointe Drive, which is near Lake Keowee, and began a death investigation after a 24 year old adult male was discovered dead by a family member in a room of the home. Deputies also located narcotics inside of the room.
The investigation was turned over to Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Bureau. Evidence was gathered from the scene, including blue in color pressed pills that were seized from the bedroom that were sent to the lab for testing. Investigators, working with the Oconee County Coroner’s Office, determined that the deceased male had Fentanyl in his system.
Additional evidence obtained from the scene established Williams as a person of interest in the investigation. The evidence obtained also established that Williams had sold blue pill narcotics that contained Fentanyl to the deceased victim on March 29th.
After consultations with the 10th Circuit Solicitors Office, arrest warrants were obtained against Williams.
“The arrest of Williams yesterday was the second arrest we have made within the past year in regards to a person selling drugs to someone which led to that person’s unfortunate death,” says Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw. “The investigation that led to the arrest of Williams was a multi-agency investigation involving the Sheriff’s Office, the Coroner’s Office and the Solicitor’s Office, all of which worked together to hold Williams accountable for the death of someone to whom he sold drugs. As Sheriff, I am proud of their hard work and commitment to justice for this victim.”
“We will continue to vigorously investigate these overdose death cases and hold drug dealers accountable for their actions,” continues Sheriff Crenshaw. “I am grateful to our General Assembly for recently passing the Fentanyl Induced Homicide Bill, which I gave my support over the last few years. Going forward, we will have increased penalties for someone charged and convicted of selling drugs containing Fentanyl that cause the death of an individual.”
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation.