Pickens elected leader arrested

The state police announced the arrest Friday of a Pickens city councilman who serves as the city’s mayor pro-tem.  Law enforcement reports identify Donald Edward McKinney, 75, as having been arrested on the charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor second degree.  The crime is alleged to have occurred May 20, according the affidavit in the arrest warrant.  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says it was asked to investigate by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.