Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Walhalla Woman On Unlawful Neglect Of A Child Charge

(Seneca, SC)—————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Walhalla woman on charges of Unlawful Neglect of a Child. 

26 year old Ashley Michelle Nelson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on Tuesday morning by a deputy from the Warrants Division. 

Agents from the Narcotics Division began an investigation in late March after receiving word from an employee with the South Carolina Department of Social Services that the victim, a child, in the case had tested positive for methamphetamine. Nelson also tested positive for methamphetamine in drug screens. 

Based upon evidence gathered as a result of the investigation, agents obtained an arrest warrant against Nelson.