Deputies: 20 charged in Oconee Co. drug roundup

OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Deputies in Oconee County said they have charged 20 people as part of their second drug roundup of the year.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said the arrests began Thursday morning and that seven of the 20 have been taken into custody or were already in jail.

Investigators said they obtained the arrest warrants following undercover drug buys of fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, LSD, and Ecstasy.

The sheriff’s office said these seven people have been arrested in the case:

• Ann Marie Ballard, 59, of Seneca
  Charges: Four counts of distribution of heroin and trafficking in heroin
  Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center where she is being held on $300,000 bond.
• Matthew Lee Thompson, 42, of Seneca
  Charges: Trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine
  Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center where he is being held on $100,000 bond.
• Mark Evan Medlin, 35, of Westminster
  Charge: Distribution of heroin
  Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center where he is being held on $50,000 bond.
• Benjamin Eric Ramey, 40, of Seneca
  Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine
  Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center where is remains.
• Dylan Trevor Bernard, 22, of Westminster
  Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine
  Currently being held in a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility
• Kermit Eugene Moss, 46 of Seneca
  Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine
  Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center where is remains.
• Whitney Sloan Peay, 31, of Westminster
  Charge: Trafficking in methamphetamine
  Currently being held in a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility

Currently wanted by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office:

• David Wayne Howard, 40, of Westminster
  Charge: Trafficking in methamphetamine
• James Gus Orr, Jr., 53, of Seneca
  Charge: Distribution in methamphetamine
• Justin Marshall Gunn, 36, Walhalla
  Charges: Three counts of distribution of methamphetamine, distribution of heroin
• Joshua James Witherington, 42, of Seneca
  Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine
• Mitchell Adair Sloan, 39, of Seneca
  Charge: Trafficking in methamphetamine
• Barry Dee Palmer II, 33, of Seneca
  Charges: Distribution of heroin, distribution of fentanyl, and trafficking in methamphetamine
• Teresa Lynn Worley, 54, of Walhalla
  Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine
• Tyler Ray Spearman, 21, of Westminster
  Charges: Distribution of methamphetamine, distribution of ecstasy, and distribution of LSD
• Christina Ann Henson, 37, of Seneca
  Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine
• William David Gunn, 37, of Walhalla
  Charge: Distribution of heroin
• James Earl Webb, 26, of Westminster
  Charges: Distribution of methamphetamine and distribution of heroin
• Shasta Denard Richardson, 40, Seneca
  Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine
• Lori Denise Williams, 42, Walhalla
  Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine

Anyone with information on their locations is asked to leave a tip with Oconee County Crimestoppers online.