Seneca Man arrested for Breach of Trust

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man late Monday evening on breach of trust charges. A deputy responded to an address on Meadow Lark Drive in Westminster Monday evening and spoke with a family member of the victim. The deputy was told that the victim’s vehicle, a 1998 Honda Accord, had been missing since July 27. The victim told the deputy that the vehicle had been recently purchased for $5,000 and that 29-year-old Jason Bradley Pierce had removed a set of keys and taken the vehicle without permission. Attempts to reach Pierce by the victim and the family member were unsuccessful. As the investigation progressed, the deputy was informed by dispatch that an officer from the Clemson Police Department was with the subject and the vehicle at a traffic stop. A second deputy responded to take custody of Pierce. The vehicle was claimed by a family member of the victim and returned to the owner. Pierce was released from the Oconee County Detention Center on a personal recognizance bond on Tuesday.