Westminster Man arrested after Stabbing Incident

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man Thursday on multiple charges after an early morning stabbing incident, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “32-year-old David Leeland Tanner was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:56pm by a deputy from the Warrants Division. Tanner has been charged with one count each of attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and burglary in the first-degree in regards to an incident that occurred at an address on Johnny Cox Road near Westminster. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to Oconee Memorial Hospital in reference to a stabbing victim. The deputy spoke with a witness who was with the victim in the residence when someone knocked on the door. The witness went to the door and saw Tanner and advised Tanner to leave. The victim went to the door and also requested that Tanner leave. An altercation then ensued after the victim tried to close the door on Tanner. Tanner then produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the torso and in the arm inside the residence. The case was turned over to an investigator from the Criminal Investigations Division and the crime scene was processed for evidence. Based upon the evidence that was gathered, investigators had probable cause to charge Tanner in regards to the incident. The victim was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital in order to receive further treatment.” Bond was denied on all three charges against Tanner and he is still in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center. Tanner will appear before a circuit court judge at a later time. The charge of attempted murder against Tanner carries a penalty of not more than 30 years in prison while the possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime carries a penalty of 5 years in prison. The first-degree burglary charge carries a penalty of 15 years to life in prison.