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Greenwood man sentenced to maximum 20 years in prison for vicious assault on jailer

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Admin

NEWBERRY, S.C.; March 27, 2024 — A Greenwood man was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum 20 years in prison for his vicious assault on a guard at the Greenwood County Detention Center, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.

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Greenwood man sentenced to 18 years in prison for vicious assault

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Admin

GREENWOOD, S.C.; March 14, 2024 – A Greenwood man was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to a charge stemming from an assault with a broom handle, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday.

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Laurens man guilty of violent attack on police informant

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Admin

LAURENS, S.C.; March 7, 2024 – A Laurens man was sentenced to 30 years in prison following a conviction at trial for leading a vicious assault on another man he suspected of being a “snitch,” 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. … Continue reading →

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“Blue pill” fentanyl dealer sentenced to 20 years in prison

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.: February 16, 2024 – A Greenwood man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to selling nearly 500 fentanyl “blue pills” to an undercover informant, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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Greenwood man hit with 20-year sentence for child sex abuse

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; February 13, 2024 – A Greenwood man will spend the next two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to charges that he molested a girl under the age of 14 for a period of nearly seven years, 8th … Continue reading →

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Two convicted in vicious assault of Abbeville man, face life sentences

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Admin

Abbeville, S.C.; September 29, 2023 – A pair of Abbeville men are facing the possibility of life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted Thursday in connection to a vicious 2020 assault, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. … Continue reading →

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Greenwood career criminal sentenced to 20 years in prison

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; April 30, 2021 – A Greenwood career criminal will spend the next two decades in prison after pleading guilty to a slew of charges related to two separate burglaries

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Career drug trafficker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; April 29, 2021 – A Greenwood man is headed to prison for the next 25 years after his sentence from a 2018 drug trafficking trial was unsealed Thursday morning in court, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced.

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Career thieves get prison time this week in Greenwood court

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; April 23, 2021 – A couple of lifelong thieves were sent to prison during the term of General Sessions court held this week in Greenwood County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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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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