Man Arrested in Pickens County Found Near School with Drugs and a Hatchet, Said Police

Dalton Lee Brooks

Hagood Elementary in Pickens County was placed on lockdown yesterday after a suspicious person lurking in some woods behind the playground was reportedly spotted by a student. Pickens City Police said that 24 year-old Dalton Lee Brooks was arrested and found to be in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and a hatchet. He remains in custody at the Pickens County Detention Center pending bond.