Authorities in South Carolina found and identified an Arkansas man accused of breaching the security fences at the Oconee Nuclear Station.
An Arkansas man, accused of breaching security fences at the Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina, has been found and arrested, authorities confirmed Friday. According to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office, 66-year-old Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt, of Lockesburg, was arrested Friday evening. He is also wanted on drugs and weapons charges in Arkansas, the sheriff's office said. Authorities said that at approximately 3 p.m.
At 8 p.m. Thursday, Whisenhunt allegedly drove his Camry through the exit side of the gate at the Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca. 'After the vehicle struck the pop-up barricades that security at the plant activated, the driver backed the vehicle up and proceeded down a dirt road, where Duke Energy security blocked the vehicle in, according to deputies. The driver then drove through a fence after attempting to hit the security officers,' according to the sheriff's office release.
According to Oconee Nuclear Station operator Duke Energy, its Oconee facility is one of the nation's largest nuclear plants with three nuclear reactors. The facility began operating in 1973, and has generated more than 500 million megawatt hours of electricity. Officials said that Whisenhunt is facing multiple charges, including trespassing, malicious injury to property and attempted murder. Fox News Digital's Pilar Arias contributed to this report.
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