Westminster Man arrested for attempts to purchase Pseudoephedrine above the Legal Limit

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man and booked him into the Oconee County Detention Center early Monday morning on charges of attempting to purchase Pseudoephedrine above the legal limit. “48-year-old Thomas Lee Lanning of Johnny Cox Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:17am by a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division. An agent from the Narcotics Division began an investigation on Dec. 1 and began gathering evidence regarding Lanning attempting to purchase Pseudoephedrine above the legal limit. According to the investigation, Lanning was blocked or denied from purchasing Pseudoephedrine with the most recent block on Nov. 23. The attempted purchase on Nov. 23 placed the total amount of Pseudoephedrine above the legal amount of 9 grams that one individual can purchase in a 30 day period. Lanning also attempted to purchase Pseudoephedrine on Nov. 4, which was also blocked. Pseudoephedrine is a primary ingredient in the production of illegal Methamphetamine,” said Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. Lanning was released from the Detention Center on Monday on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond.