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

TAVON DORSETT MORTON

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

KERRICK LAVINCE KELLEY

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

MARCUS TYRONE GRANT

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. Stumbo announced Thursday.

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

TRAVIS DWONE BRYANT

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

CHRISTOPHER RAHEEM COVINGTON

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 Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.

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Greenwood man sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting girlfriend

VERNARD EUGENE MCBRIDE

Greenwood, S.C.; February 9, 2024 – A Greenwood man will spend the next 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to a charge stemming from an incident in which he shot his girlfriend during an argument, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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Whitmire man sentenced to 30 years in prison for roadside shooting

BLAIZE PEDRO PLAZA

LAURENS, S.C.; February 2, 2024 – A Whitmire man will spend the next three decades behind bars after pleading guilty Wednesday to shooting a man and leaving him for dead along a roadside in Newberry County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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Career criminal sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking meth

NEWBERRY, S.C.; December 19, 2023 – A Whitmire man with long criminal history is headed to prison for 18 years after being sentenced Monday in Newberry County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.

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Laurens fentanyl dealer sentenced to 18 years

BLAKE FRANCIS HESS

Laurens, S.C.; November 28, 2023 – A Laurens man is headed to prison after pleading guilty Monday to charges stemming from the distribution of at least a quarter million dollars of blue pills over the past six months, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.

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Greenwood drug trafficker hit with 16 years in prison sentence

DETAVIUS LAMON CUNNINGHAM

Greenwood, S.C.; November 1, 2023 – A Greenwood man was sentenced to 16 years in prison on a drug trafficking charge after electing to plead guilty Tuesday just before his trial was set to start, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.

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