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Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting, killing fiancé, unborn child

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Admin

LAURENS, S.C.; June 16, 2025 – A Greenville man is headed to prison for more than four decades following his conviction last week in Laurens County on charges stemming from an incident where he shot and killed his fiancé who … Continue reading →

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Newberry violent criminal, fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 25 years

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Admin

NEWBERRY, S.C.; June 2, 2025 – A Newberry man with a significant criminal history is headed to prison for 25 years after pleading guilty last Thursday to a charge of trafficking fentanyl, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday.

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Abbeville trafficker catches two decades in prison for half-kilo of meth

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Admin

ABBEVILLE, S.C.; May 9, 2025 – An Abbeville County man with a lengthy criminal record is headed to prison for 20 years after changing his plea to guilty Tuesday just before a jury was to be selected for his trial, … Continue reading →

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Career criminal sentenced to 30 years in prison for statewide break-in spree

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Admin

GREENVILLE, S.C.; April 4, 2025 – A lifelong lawbreaker will spend the next three decades in prison after pleading guilty Thursday morning in Greenville County to charges stemming from a yearlong statewide crime spree, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo … Continue reading →

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Prosperity man who killed SLED K-9 “Coba” sentenced to more than three decades in state prison

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Admin

NEWBERRY, S.C.; March 18, 2025 – A Prosperity man was sentenced Monday to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including the killing a K-9 officer while Newberry County deputies and SLED agents were attempting to serve … Continue reading →

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Undocumented immigrant gets maximum sentence for crash that killed 3-year-old

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Admin

Laurens, S.C.; December 18, 2024 – An undocumented immigrant received the maximum prison sentence for his role in a crash that killed a 3-year-old girl, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.

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Laurens man sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering girlfriend

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Admin

Laurens, S.C.; December 17, 2024 – A Laurens man is headed to prison for 35 years after pleading guilty Monday to the execution-style killing of his girlfriend, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.

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Man pleads guilty in Abbeville hatchet killing

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Admin

ABBEVILLE, S.C.; October 22, 2024 – An Abbeville man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the killing of another Abbeville man with a hatchet, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced … Continue reading →

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Ware Shoals man pleads guilty to killing neighbor

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Admin

GREENWOOD, S.C.; October 22, 2024 – A Ware Shoals man was sentenced to 34 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing his neighbor, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday. Justin Rawlins Moody, 43, pleaded guilty … Continue reading →

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Illegal immigrant sentenced to a decade in prison for Greenwood sexual assault, subject to deportation

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Admin

GREENWOOD, S.C.; September 10, 2024 – An undocumented man living in Greenwood has now been sentenced Monday to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from a 2022 sexual assault, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. … Continue reading →

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