LAURENS, S.C.; August 6, 2025 – A Laurens man is headed to prison for the next 15 years after he pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from a domestic assault, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.
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Greenwood man gets 20 years in prison for DUI crash that killed veteran

GREENWOOD, S.C.; July 28, 2025 – A Greenwood man will spend the next two decades after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a fatal crash in which he was heavily intoxicated, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday.
Continue readingMan sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting, killing fiancé, unborn child
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 was pregnant with his child, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday.
Continue readingNewberry violent criminal, fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 25 years
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.
Continue readingAbbeville trafficker catches two decades in prison for half-kilo of meth

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, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.
Continue readingCareer criminal sentenced to 30 years in prison for statewide break-in spree
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 announced Friday.
Continue readingProsperity man who killed SLED K-9 “Coba” sentenced to more than three decades in state prison
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 warrants for a burglary, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.
Continue readingGreenwood man sentenced to 45 years in prison for deadly drive-by killing

GREENWOOD, S.C.; January 31, 2025 – A Greenwood man is headed to state prison for 45 years after being convicted Friday of charges stemming from a deadly drive-by shooting during the weekend of the Festival of Discovery in Greenwood during the summer of 2022, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.
Continue readingUndocumented immigrant gets maximum sentence for crash that killed 3-year-old
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.
Continue readingLaurens man sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering girlfriend
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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