PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — An Upstate man has been sentenced in connection with two separate drug investigations in Pickens County.
40-year-old Lloyd Ronald Bearden, of Pickens, was sentenced to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and failure to stop for a blue light.
Bearden’s sentencing follows incidents in 2023 and 2024 where he fled from law enforcement and was found in possession of methamphetamine…