Drug case made on Clearmont Road
Three arrestees, two men and one woman, remain in
jail yesterday, pending bond hearings, after their arrest Wednesday during the execution of a search
warrant in an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.
The search warrant was executed Wednesday at 1547 Clearmont Road near Westminster and was
conducted by Narcotics Agents along with the S.W.A.T. team. Agents say they discovered a quantity of
Methamphetamine, Marijuana, Prescription Drugs, Fentanyl, money and firearms inside of the
residence.
Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Bureau were also notified of items inside of the
residence that could be used for fraudulent crimes and an investigation regarding that evidence
seized is currently ongoing.
The following suspects were arrested yesterday on the following charges:
40 year old Cecil Mark Fowler
Goddard Avenue, Seneca, SC
One count each of Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Trafficking in Morphine, and
Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
Fowler was also served two outstanding General Session Bench Warrants
34 year old Shannon Leigh Burnside
Clearmont Road in Westminster
One count each of Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled
Substance (Suboxone), Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime
(sawed-off Winchester .20 gauge shotgun), and Unlawful Possession of a Sawed-Off
Shotgun.
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office
Physical: 300 South Church St, Walhalla, SC 29691
Mailing: 415 South Pine St, Walhalla, SC 29691
Mike Crenshaw, Sheriff
38 year old Shaun Eric Hornick
Clearmont Road, Westminster, SC
One count each of Unlawful Possession of a Sawed-Off Shotgun (sawed-off Winchester
.20 gauge shotgun), Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime,
Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of a Controlled Substance
(Suboxone), and Trafficking in Methamphetamine
Hornick also had two outstanding arrest warrants for Trafficking in Methamphetamine
for distributing a quantity of Methamphetamine to an undercover operative, working at
the direction of the Sheriff’s Office in2022 and 2023.