A Pickens Police Department employee said a suspect has been arrested after pipe bombs exploded outside the county courthouse, and the arrest triggered another investigation and evacuation on Tuesday. Patrick Gentry has details.
The Pickens Police Department said a suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with the two pipe bombs that detonated outside the county courthouse late Sunday night. Kinsey said the suspect also mentioned the DSS building, prompting another investigation Tuesday.
A spokesperson for South Carolina’s Department of Social Services said the Pickens County DSS office was evacuated Tuesday morning after suspicious packages were discovered.
The suspicious packages were discovered on the roof of the building on McDaniel Avenue after someone saw debris.
Multiple law enforcement agencies and fire department personnel responded to the area near McDaniel Avenue. The DSS building and the Pickens County Health Department buildings were roped off with crime scene tape and buildings evacuated.
Officials have not yet said if the suspicious packages found at the DSS building contained explosives.
The suspects name has yet to be released. We will update this article when more becomes available.
