Seneca Teen arrested for Assault and Battery

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca teenager last Thursday night on assault and battery charges. Deputies were dispatched to an address on Wood Gate Drive in regards to an assault involving a machete. Upon arrival, deputies began their investigation by interviewing witnesses. After questioning the two suspects involved in the altercation, deputies arrested 18-year-old Jarrett Lee Honeycutt for assault and battery in the first degree. Honeycutt told deputies that he got into a fight with the victim, who was treated on scene by paramedics for hand injuries.