A Traffic stop in Seneca leads to an arrest... for trafficking in Methamphetamine.
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reports a Deputy on routine patrol in the area of Wells Highway Tuesday, pulled over a black Ford Taurus after a check of the tag came back belonging to a Buick Sedan.
The Deputy made the stop at the intersection of Stonegate and Copperstone Drive and learned the driver did not have a driver's license.
After initially lying about his identity, the driver did reveal his name and date of birth.
Information the Deputy obtained in a check showed 53 year old Donald Wayne Leroy had a warrant through the SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services as well as an outstanding arrest warrant from the Oconee Sheriff's Office.
After arrest, a check of the vehicle produced a quantity of meth of trafficking weight along with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Leroy has been charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, Improper Display of a Tag, Giving False Information and Driving under Suspension.
He is being held in the Oconee County Detention Center.
Press Release from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office below:(Walhalla, SC)--- The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man yesterday on multiple charges after a traffic stop, including a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine.
53 year old Donald Wayne Leroy of Steer Run Lane was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 5:21pm Tuesday. Besides the charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Leroy was also charged by the Sheriff’s Office with Improper Display of a Tag, Giving False Information and Driving under Suspension – 2nd Offense. Leroy was also served an outstanding arrest warrant on a charge of Receiving Stolen Goods from 2019.
A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division on routine patrol in the area of Wells Highway yesterday afternoon observed a black Ford Taurus with a tag that dispatch reported came back on a Buick sedan. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle at the intersection of Stonegate Drive and Copperstone Drive near Seneca.
The deputy made contact with the driver, who informed the deputy that he did not have a driver’s license. The driver gave the deputy false information in relation to his identity. The driver then gave the deputy his real name and birth date, upon which the deputy learned that Leroy had a warrant through the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services as well as an outstanding arrest warrant from the Sheriff’s Office. The deputy was also advised that Leroy had a suspended license.
Leroy was placed under arrest. A search of the vehicle after the arrest was made produced a quantity of methamphetamine that is of trafficking weight and cash inside of the vehicle.
The arrest warrant on the charge of Receiving Stolen Goods against Leroy stems from a separate investigation conducted by investigators from the Criminal Investigations Division who executed a search warrant at an address on Steer Run Lane in Seneca in June of 2019. Due to the execution of the search warrant, investigators discovered a tag on a vehicle that Leroy claimed ownership of that was reported stolen from Pickens County.
At this time, Leroy remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center.
