Westminster Man Arrested For Attempted Murder

The Oconee County South Carolina Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Westminster man in an attempted murder investigation. 

Eric Raymond Lavoie, 51, stands charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and domestic violence in the first degree. Lavoie was charged after an incident over the weekend in which an adult male was allegedly stabbed multiple times by Lavoie with a knife at a Misty Hollow Lane address. 

According to information obtained during the course of the investigation, Lavoie and his wife had an argument. During the course of the argument, Lavoie pulled a knife on his wife. The adult male, who is the victim of the crime, intervened and was stabbed by Lavoie with the knife. 

Lavoie left the scene before deputies arrived. The victim was taken to another location and was later transported to the hospital by a medical helicopter. The investigation was turned over to the Criminal Investigators Bureau.