Released by the OCSO.
(Walhalla, SC) The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Pendleton man overnight and booked him into the Oconee County Detention Center on three outstanding arrest warrants.
34 year old Donovan Craig Jenkins of Greenville Street was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:34am this morning on one count each of First Degree Burglary, Pointing and Presenting a Firearm at a Person and Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature. Custody of Jenkins was transferred from the South Carolina Highway Patrol to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Sunday evening before Jenkins was booked into the Detention Center.
The outstanding arrest warrants stem from an incident that was reported on the afternoon of June 5th of this year when deputies were dispatched to an address on Hillside Lane near Seneca in regards to reports of an assault in progress and a subject with a handgun. When deputies arrived on scene, they spoke with the victim, who stated that he was assaulted inside of the residence.
As the investigation began, paramedics were called to the scene and investigators from the Criminal Investigations Division assisted with the gathering of evidence.
Based upon evidence gathered during the investigation, it was determined that Jenkins had entered the residence without consent and armed with a deadly weapon. According to arrest warrants, Jenkins used the firearm to assault the victim. Jenkins is also accused in arrest warrants of pointing or presenting the firearm at the victim.
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation.