Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests 10 in Multi-Location Drug Bust

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office executed multiple search warrants on Monday at five locations: Adams Sullivan Road near Walhalla, Johnnie Drive and Bernwood Circle near Seneca, Elhilow Lane near Townville, and Spring Branch Road near Walhalla.

This operation led to the arrests of Zachariah William Martin, Robert James Friesel, Jr., Lawrence Clovis, III, Darius Marcel Matthews, Lindsay Rebecca Eades, Deon Valdiez Thomas, Kalena Renee Jenkins, Jacklyn Danielle Cobb, Robbie Leigh Eades, and Saul Ivan Lopez Sanchez, with nine facing drug and firearms charges.

Supported by Homeland Security, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, and SLED, the operation resulted in the seizure of trafficking quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, prescription drugs, and firearms.

Mario Demetric Stowers

Dexter Lamar Mathis

 

A total of 56 arrest warrants were issued, with suspects Mario Demetric Stowers and Dexter Lamar Mathis still at large. The Sheriff’s Office urges anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact Crimestoppers at 1-844-71-CRIME or submit a tip online at www.71crime.com. Tips can also be submitted via the P3 app, with the possibility of a cash reward for information leading to an arrest.