Mountain Rest Man Sentenced to 12 years for Trafficking Methamphetamine
A Mountain Rest man changed his plea to Guilty after a jury was seated and his trial to was scheduled to begin on Tuesday June 16, 2026, in Oconee County announced 10th Circuit Solicitor Micah E. Black.
Doyle E. McCall Jr, of Mountain Rest, South Carolina pleaded guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine 2nd offense, 10-28 grams, after being stopped in the City of Walhalla on October 9, 2023. Officer Patrick Heaton of the Walhalla Police department initiated a traffic stop on Main Street on a vehicle for defective brake lights early that October morning. After conversing with Mr. McCall and completing a brief investigation, including utilizing a canine who alerted to officers indicating the presence of drugs inside the vehicle, Officer Heaton and other Walhalla Police Officers located approximately 14 grams of methamphetamine inside a baggie located in the vehicle. McCall, the driver and lone occupant in the vehicle, gave officers several conflicting stories during the traffic stop as the investigation unfolded.
This Trafficking Methamphetamine 2nd offense under South Carolina Law is considered both “violent” and “serious” and a “strike” under South Carolina’s “three strikes and you are out law.” McCall must serve 85% of the 12-year sentence before he is eligible for community supervision.
Assistant Solicitor Cory Jones prosecuted the case for the state, with assistance of 10th Circuit Investigator Jessica Sanders. Solicitor Micah Black praised his team and the officers of the Walhalla City Police Department for their hard work and dedication in this case. “This sentence sends a strong message to the community that trafficking illicit drugs will not be tolerated in Oconee County,” Black stated. “I am thankful for the Walhalla City officers that did their job in finding these illegal narcotics back in 2023 and for the assistance Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies last week for ensuring that justice could be done and not further delayed.”