Speeding suspect arrested faces drug charges

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a West Union man on multiple charges, including a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine, after a pursuit Friday evening. 35 year old Daniel Lloyd Stevens, of Ebenezer Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center Friday, July 7th. Stevens remained in jail on a combined $121,800.00 surety bond. Stevens will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device, as a condition of bond. A deputy on routine patrol in the area of Dickard Road and Bountyland Road, observed a vehicle that was speeding. The deputy activated his blue lights and sirens as he attempted to catch the vehicle. After passing vehicles on S. Highway 11, the driver pulled into a business parking lot and the pursuit ended in a back parking lot. According to the sheriff’s office, the driver, later identified as Stevens, ran. Stevens eventually obeyed the deputy’s commands and was taken into custody. The Deputy also reported the discovery of a quantity of methamphetamine inside a black container in Stevens’ possession. A search of the vehicle produced another container that, according to the sheriff’s office, contained a quantity of heroin.