Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Additional Arrest in the Second Drug Round-Up of 2023

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing an additional arrest in the second drug round-up of 2023.

The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am on Thursday morning, September 28th at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla.

The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants on 26 subjects. The arrest warrants were
obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office. Among the narcotics purchased during the controlled buys were Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Prescription
Medication.

As of 12:00pm Tuesday (Nov. 21), 18 subjects had been arrested so far and/or were already in jail and will or have been served their warrants. Here is the name of the latest individual arrested:

• Patrick Rashon Richardson, 38 years old, Seneca, SC
  Distribution of Fentanyl – One Count

Richardson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:54pm on
Monday, November 20th. Richardson was also served with two Magistrate Bench
Warrants. At this time, Richardson remains in jail. Richardson was given a $50,000 surety bond on the Sheriff’s Office charge. A hold has been placed on Richardson by the
South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating the
remainder of those who are wanted in our ongoing round-up. Anyone with any
information can leave a tip with Crimestoppers online at www.oconeesccrimestoppers.com. You don’t have to give your name when you contact Crimestoppers, and all information provided is confidential.

If your tip leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.

The names of the remaining suspects are as follows:

• Daniel Jerome Watson
  39 years old
  Seneca, SC
  Distribution in Methamphetamine – 1 count
• Andrea Martin
  51 years old
  Anderson, SC
  Distribution of Cocaine – 2 counts
• Monica Marie Swafford
  46 years old
  Westminster, SC
  Distribution of Heroin – 2 counts
• Jonathan Nolan Lee Ivester
  24 years old
  Westminster, SC/Jefferson, GA
  Distribution of Methamphetamine – 1 count
• Scarlet Ann Jones
  36 years old
  Westminster, SC
  Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
• Tavis Demon Barnette
  42 years old
  Greenville, SC
  Distribution of Fentanyl – 1 count
  Distribution of Heroin – 1 count
• Kevin Ray Foster
  43 years old
  Martin, GA
  Distribution of Heroin – 1 count