Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Charges And Arrests Townville Man On Domestic Violence – 1st Degree Charge

(Seneca, SC)—–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Townville man on charges of Domestic Violence – 1st Degree.

25 year old Austin Blaine Myers was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on Saturday.

The investigation that led to Myers arrest began on September 3rd when deputies responded to the scene of a domestic violence incident on Rachels Drive in Townville. Deputies discovered a victim on scene who had a physical manifestation of injuries and was transported to Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Myers had already fled the scene of the incident.

According to the arrest warrant, the incident occurred in the presence of three minors, the victim of the assault is 33 weeks pregnant and the defendant had a prior domestic violence conviction.