Bomb threat near Seneca, arrest made

A 32-year old Oconee County man has been arrested and charged with attempting to blow up a large propane tank at the Tractor Supply off the Sandifer Boulevard.  The sheriff’s office placed Novie Michael Phillips of the N. Jenkins Bridge Road, Westminster in custody late Sunday night after they were alerted to a suspicious person reported near the tank.  Gas was smelled across the parking lot and, after what was described, as “several minutes of negotiations”, Phillips equipped with a lighter was apprehended, according to the sheriff’s office report.