A man accused of driving through a fence at a South Carolina nuclear power station and trying to hit a security officer with his vehicle this week was arrested Friday evening, a sheriff’s office said. Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt, 66, of Lockesburg, Arkansas, has been charged in connection with Thursday night’s incident at the Oconee Nuclear Station, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said. Whisenhunt was taken into custody Friday at an abandoned home in South Carolina’s Pickens County, the sheriff’s office said. Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt faces an attempted murder charge in Thursday's incident. - Oconee County Sheriff's OfficeThe Arkansas man also used his car to strike gates and fencing outside of the secured area of the plant, damaging them, the sheriff’s office said Friday.

Source: CNN November 04, 2023 14:51 UTC