Criminal charges arise from home fire

Oconee Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help to locate Terry Brandon Ramey, who deputies encountered during the night at a home on Sweetbriar Trail, south of the Blackjack Road.  According to the sheriff’s office, deputies went to the home on a welfare check — this after a deputy earlier tried to place 44-year-old Ramey in custody.  A female was removed from the home; however, according to the sheriff’s office, Ramey pointed a rifle at a deputy and set fire to curtains in the bedroom. The fire grew, requiring firefighters to put a stop to it.  The sheriff’s office says a thorough check of the home was made.  No bodies or human remains were found.  The following charges against Ramey are pending:  resisting arrest, second degree arson, pointing and presenting a firearm, and resisting arrest with a deadly weapon.  If you have information on the whereabouts of Terry Brandon Ramey, call 911.  If you see him, do not approach and consider him to be dangerous.