Spate of unlawful neglect charges and arrests

South Carolina DSS has taken custody of a two year old boy in Mountain Rest. And the Oconee Sheriff’s Office this afternoon announced the arrest of a 27-year old Westminster woman, accused of unlawful neglect of a child. A deputy June 19 went to a Chattooga Ridge Road address to investigate suspected drug activity. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a drug screening the next day disclosed a positive result. In recent days, sheriff’s officers have arrested six people countywide on charges of unlawful neglect of children.