County councilman arrested

A spokesman for the South Carolina Attorney’s General says he has learned of the arrest of an Oconee County councilman, Matthew Durham.  A-G spokesman Robert Kittle says the charges against Durham are domestic violence second degree and unlawful neglect of a child.  Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says the arrest was made by the state Law Enforcement Division and Durham was booked into the jail at 1:30 this afternoon.