Spartanburg County Woman Charged with Being Fugitive from Justice

Makayla Mae Briggs

Makayla Mae Briggs, 25, from Spartanburg County, South Carolina, was arrested in Oconee County on Saturday morning for being a fugitive from justice from North Carolina. She was wanted for drug trafficking and possession of stolen firearms in Lincoln County, which is part of the Charlotte Metro area.

Briggs is currently being held in the Oconee County Detention Center for the Lincolnton Police Department. She is awaiting extradition back to North Carolina. The arrest was made after a deputy from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call on Echo Hill Trail near Seneca and began an investigation into a reported assault.