Upstate man receives 30 years for drug trafficking

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — A Pickens man was sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with a 2023 drug investigation.

41-year-old Jack Waylon Kuykendall was convicted Tuesday, June 2, by a Pickens County jury of trafficking methamphetamine, 28 to 100 grams.

The conviction followed an incident on April 13, 2023, when deputies with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop. During the stop, deputies learned Kuykendall, who was a rear passenger in the vehicle, had an outstanding warrant…

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