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Donalds man sentenced to 20 years in prison for months-long string of burglaries

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Admin

Abbeville, S.C.; April 9, 2021 – A Donalds man will spend the next two decades behind bars after pleading guilty Friday morning to a massive rash of burglaries that spanned three counties over nearly three months, 8th Circuit Solicitor David … Continue reading →

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Clinton man sentenced to 15 years in prison for armed home invasion

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Admin

Newberry, S.C.; April 9, 2021 – A Clinton man was sentenced in court this week to 15 years in prison on a slew of criminal charges mostly relating to a 2019 home invasion in Laurens County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David … Continue reading →

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Serial abuser sentenced to max for latest domestic incident

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Admin

Newberry, S.C.; January 23, 2020 – A Newberry man will spend a decade behind bars after being convicted Thursday afternoon for the sixth time on a charge of domestic violence, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced.

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Fountain Inn man sentenced to 27 years for stabbing girlfriend in domestic incident

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Admin

Laurens, S.C.; January 14, 2020 – A Fountain Inn man will spend the next 27 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to a charge stemming from a 2018 incident in which he nearly killed his then-girlfriend with a box … Continue reading →

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Intoxicated driver sentenced to 16 years for fatal crash

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; December 21, 2019 – A Clinton woman will spend the next 16 years behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a fatal 2018 crash near the Dance South studio on Highway 76 between Clinton and … Continue reading →

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Greenwood bank robber sentenced to 18 years in prison

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; December 12, 2019 – A Troy man was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2018 robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank in Uptown Greenwood, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced. William … Continue reading →

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Upstate drug trafficker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Admin

Abbeville, S.C.; November 7, 2019 – An Iva man will spend the next 25 years behind bars after an Abbeville County jury found the man guilty on one count of trafficking methamphetamine, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday. … Continue reading →

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Woman sentenced to 22 years in DUI crash that killed Laurens farmer

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; October 29, 2019 – A Fountain Inn woman was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony DUI charge stemming from a June 2018 crash in Laurens County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo … Continue reading →

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Child sex abuser sentenced to 22 years in prison

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; October 23, 2019 — Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday that a Greenwood man will spend more than two decades in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13. Joshua Eric … Continue reading →

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Career drug dealer sentenced to 25 years in prison

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; October 22, 2019 — A career drug dealer has been sentenced to a long-term stay behind bars after pleading guilty Monday, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday. Larry Donnell Elmore, 58, pleaded guilty to possession with intent … Continue reading →

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