Mountain Rest crimes lead to arrest

Oconee Sheriff’s Office announces 16 charges against a 35-year old man who has displayed two addresses:  Mountain Rest and the Seneca area.  By Friday afternoon, Zachary James Johnson remained jailed in Oconee, under a combined surety bond of $325 thousand.  According to authorities, a car reported stolen in Lexington County was retrieved at an address on the Verner Mill Road.  Besides possession of a stolen vehicle, Johnson  is accused of property crimes on Winding River Road, Mountain Rest.  According to the sheriff’s office, he’s also charged with breaking into a building on the property and spray painting the inside of the windows with black paint.