Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Belton Man on Outstanding First Degree Burglary Charge

Leonard Jonas Burdette, 54, from Belton, SC, was arrested last Friday by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office on outstanding first-degree burglary charges related to an incident in March 2023. He was initially taken into custody by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, then transferred to Oconee County. Burdette was booked into jail around 9:26pm on March 15th. The charges stem from an assault reported on March 3rd, 2023 at the Days Inn near Seneca. Burdette allegedly entered a motel room without consent and attempted to assault the occupant. The victim’s identity is being withheld.