Seneca Pastor placed On Leave

A domestic dispute has lead to the suspension of a Seneca Pastor.  Bishop Derrick Wayne Jones was put on administrative leave from Seneca Church of God for allegedly punching his teenage daughter. He was arrested after an argument he had on Feb. 17 with her. Allegedly, he threw her on the floor and sat on her. The teenager then ran away from home and was located the next day at her boyfriend’s house. Jones was charged on Feb. 18 with one county of unlawful conduct toward a child. He was booked at the Oconee County Detention Center in Walhalla and was later released on $10,000 bond.