Teen Arrested on Campus of Walhalla HS

18 year old John Ehren Hattenstein, who has a listed address of Poplar Springs Road in Westminster, was arrested Thursday morning on the campus of Walhalla High School, where he is a student, on charges of Safecracking and Grand Larceny related to an ongoing property crimes investigation.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office investigation began on October 24th when a deputy took a report of a property crime that occurred at an address on N Highway 11 in West Union. The homeowner and the deputy discovered a safe inside of the house had been broken into, and that items had been taken from inside the house, as well.

It was determined that Hattenstein had stolen, according to arrest warrants, multiple firearms, cash, silver bars, coins and jewelry from the residence. Hattenstein also broke into the safe of the victim, according to the arrest warrants. Hattenstein was not charged with burglary due to having previous residency since the house belonged to a family member.

Hattenstein received a combined $90,000 surety bond, which was posted Thursday and he was released. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation.