Greenville Man charged with assisting Pickens Escapees

A Greenville man sits behind bars charged with helping two men escape from the Pickens County Stockade on June 9. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office announces that 46-year-old William David Burns was arrested Tuesday afternoon without incident and charged with aiding escape from prison. The investigation into last week’s escape by Dustin Ryan Floyd and Jeffery Shane Mauldin revealed that Burns transported both men from the Stockade to Greenville County. Video showed Burns with Floyd and Mauldin at a convenience store following their escape. Floyd was captured on June 11 while Mauldin was captured on June 12.