Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Walhalla Woman After Incident Involving Firearm Yesterday Evening

(Seneca, SC)——-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Walhalla woman on a charge of Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon after an incident that occurred at a business on the Highway 123 by-pass near Seneca yesterday evening. 

According to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, the E-911 Communications Center received a 911 call around 8:05pm regarding an incident at the Burger King location. 

According to the Sheriff, 40 year old Amina Marie Nix of Walhalla agreed to meet with a former boyfriend at the incident location to retrieve some personal belongings. The Sheriff says Nix drew a revolver from her person and fired 1-3 shots into the ground in an attempt to intimidate the former boyfriend after an argument started.