Posted on 11/03/2023 2:36:21 PM PDT by buckalfa
OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Deputies are searching for a person of interest after a man drove through a gate and fence Thursday night at Oconee Nuclear Station.
According to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, at around 8:06 p.m. deputies were called to the nuclear station after a man reportedly drove a 2002 Toyota Camry through the exit side gate on the Highway 183 side of the station.
After hitting pop-up barricades, which were activated by security at the nuclear station, the man backed up and drove down a dirt road, where Duke Energy security reportedly tried to block the car in.
The driver allegedly attempted to drive into security officers before going through a fence and then drove out of the exit of the plant, nearly hitting a security truck with a guard in it as he did.
After getting back onto Highway 183, the sheriff’s office said the driver went into Pickens County and pulled onto a property on Jones Mill Road, where shots were fired.
The sheriff’s office said the man fired shots before the property owner fired warning shots, causing the man to leave.
Investigators said no shots were fired by Duke Energy’s security officers.
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said the vehicle was found Friday afternoon in the Six Mile area of Pickens County.
Pickens County deputies said the vehicle was found deep in the woods near a home off Stoneybrook Circle.
The vehicle was believed to have gotten stuck and was abandoned around 9 p.m. Thursday, according to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
They said the driver may have requested a ride out of the area, but deputies were still actively searching with K9s and a helicopter Friday afternoon.
The sheriff’s office identified a person of interest in the case as 66-year-old Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt of Lockesburg, Arkansas.
Whisenhunt is wanted in Arkansas on drug and weapons charges.
Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said, at this point in their investigation, there was no evidence that this was domestic terrorism.
Duke Energy released to us a statement saying in part “Oconee Nuclear Station is operating safely. Duke Energy has comprehensive security plans and a well-trained security workforce in place. Nuclear stations are protected 24 hours a day by armed, well-trained security officers.”
Anyone with information about this incident or who sees the car or driver is asked to call 911 immediately.
“Nuclear stations are protected 24 hours a day by armed, well-trained security officers.”
I worked in a bunch of Nuclear Stations across the US, including Oconee. They are indeed well protected, and for anyone trying to do something stupid, well, all I can say is that they have no idea what they are in for.
Doyle WAYNE Whisenhunt
Meth—the drug of choice for 66 year old rural white guys...
Lol.
Meth—the drug of choice for 66 year old rural white guys...
Lol.
RE: in the Six Mile area of Pickens County.
Slim: My county? I’ll take care of that guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBvA1oKVruE
He once would have been on this....
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My concern would be if nutjobs, like on 9/11, tried flying planes into a plant.
**66-year-old Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt of Lockesburg, Arkansas. ***
Why go all the way to south Carolina when the Russellville nuke station is closer.
Good question.
It seems odd to me that they couldn’t catch and stop the guy.
WTH, Doyle? Whatcha doin?
I hear there is plenty of room at Gitmo for this guy.
“Why go all the way to south Carolina when the Russellville nuke station is closer.”
I can’t help but speculate about Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt’s current condition; he could possibly have passed away in Arkansas. Oconee stands as one of the major nuclear power facilities in the nation. A Chinese balloon had lingered over it for a while.
I’m sure you’re right... I’ve taught security teams at Southen Companies’ Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. Those folks are well squared away. Razor sharp...
Worked at both of them, with a lot of time at Hatch.
“My concern would be if nutjobs, like on 9/11, tried flying planes into a plant.”
From what I’ve been told, they are designed for such an impact.
That Toyota Camry is a tough car.
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