BURTON, S.C. (WTOC) - The Beaufort County Sheriff’s office made multiple federal arrests early Thursday morning in a joint force operation conducted in Burton.

The coordinated operation between the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), happened during search warrants at a residence on Logwood Path and Eastern Road in Burton.

The operation led to the arrest of three individuals on federal charges:

William Omar Heyward, Jr., 44, of Burton

Ishmael Allen Rivers, 26, of Yemassee

Christopher Andrew Copeland, 26, of Beaufort

Two additional individuals were arrested on outstanding warrants and are currently being held at the Beaufort Count

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