Update: The Oconee County Sheriff's Office has charged 25 year old Bradon Lee Ashley Potter with multiple offenses in Thursday mornings pursuit.
During the pursuit, an OCSO Deputy responding to assist was involved in a crash, injured and taken to the hospital. His condition is not being released at this time.
Potter has been charged "in written traffic tickets on one count each of Driving under Suspension, Failure to Stop for a Blue Light, Operating an Uninsured Vehicle and Operating an Unregistered Vehicle. A Temporary Custody Order related to other charges against Potter has been placed on him in order to obtain arrest warrants."
He is being held in the Oconee County Detention Center.
Official Press Release from the OCSO below:
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged Bradon Lee Ashley Potter, 25, with multiple offenses in relation to yesterday morning’s pursuit. It was the same pursuit in which an Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured in a motor vehicle accident while responding to assist the deputy involved in the pursuit. Potter was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:52am.
The Oconee County Detention Center does not have an fixed address for Potter. He has been charged in written traffic tickets on one count each of Driving under Suspension, Failure to Stop for a Blue Light, Operating an Uninsured Vehicle and Operating an Unregistered Vehicle. A Temporary Custody Order related to other charges against Potter has been placed on him in order to obtain arrest warrants. Once those warrants [are in hand and verified, a second list of charges will be released.]
An Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputy responding to a pursuit this morning was involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Earlier this morning, a deputy from the P.A.C.E. (Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement) team observed a blue in color hatchback style vehicle without a rear bumper disregard a stop sign at excessive speed at the intersection of Highway 24 at Bethel Church Road and Snow Creek Road.
The deputy also observed the same vehicle pass on a double yellow line.
The deputy observed the vehicle turn into Coneross Point and the deputy lost sight of the vehicle.
The vehicle came back out of Coneross Point, passed the deputy, whereupon the deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop.
The deputy informed dispatch that a pursuit was in progress.
Besides lights and sirens being activated, the Pursuit Alert system was activated as well.
The pursuit made its way towards the Tokeena Crossroads area, eventually making its way down Deer Knoll Drive off of Highway 59.
During the course of the pursuit, the vehicle being pursued went into a ditch and came back out onto the roadway.
The pursuit came to an end and the driver of the vehicle was placed into custody after a foot pursuit.
Additional deputies responded to assist the deputy who was involved in the pursuit.
One of the responding deputies struck a tree with their patrol vehicle.
The deputy was transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to investigate the accident involving the deputy.
At this time, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will not be releasing the deputy’s name who was involved in the accident, nor his condition at this time, due to health privacy and safety concerns.
The driver of the vehicle being pursued was transported, upon request, to the hospital for treatment.
The name of the arrestee will be released after the subject is booked into the Oconee County Detention Center.
His condition will not be released as well due to health privacy concerns.