Arrest made at welfare check scene

An Oconee sheriff’s deputy answered a call for welfare check yesterday at a West-Oak Highway business and wound up arresting a Pickens County man on two criminal charges.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office today announced charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime were placed against Paul William Leroy, a 41-year old resident of Central.  According to the sheriff’s office, seized as evidence were a .40 caliber handgun and nearly 40 grams of drugs.