Oconeean arrested in stolen car investigation

A 37-year old Oconee man has been arrested in a one-month investigation of a stolen car near Seneca.  The Sheriff’s Office has announced the charge of possessing a stolen vehicle has been placed against Earles Grove resident Matthew Flint Patterson (right).  Patterson was arrested Tuesday.  The investigation started when a resident of the Martin Creek Road returned home from hunting December 30 to discover that his 2002 Chevy Avalanche Z71, valued around $8 thousand dollars, had been taken.  According to investigators, Patterson was observed in the vehicle and an arrest warrant was obtained.