Walhalla Couple charged with Unlawful Neglect of a Child

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Walhalla couple Monday on one charge each of unlawful neglect of a child. On July 9, an agent from the Narcotics Division met with an employee of the Department of Social Services in reference to both subjects and an infant child that the subjects have in common all testing positive for amphetamines and methamphetamines. According to the arrest warrants, 32-year-old James Morgan Underwood and 34-year-old Stephanie Mize Lee are each accused of smoking methamphetamine at an address on East Fairplay Boulevard in Fair Play while Lee was pregnant with their unborn child. Both were released from the Oconee County Detention Center on $25,000 personal recognizance bonds each. The infant has been placed in a safe and drug free environment.