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Solicitor’s office, state Human Trafficking Task Force donate supplies to local schools
Greenwood, S.C.; July 26, 2023 – School children across the 8th Circuit, comprised of Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, and Newberry counties, will again be greeted with the time-honored tradition of a school supply donation from the 8th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
Abbeville man sentenced to 20 years in prison for home invasion, rape
ABBEVILLE, S.C.; July 20, 2023 – An Abbeville man will spend the next two decades in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday afternoon to charges in connection to a 2022 home invasion and rape, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced … Continue reading
Greenwood man sentenced to 21 years in prison for multi-county crime spree
Abbeville, S.C.; May 12, 2023 – A Greenwood man is headed to prison for more than two decades after pleading guilty Thursday to charge stemming from more than 20 vehicle and trailer thefts across Greenwood and Abbeville counties, 8th Circuit … Continue reading
Laurens gang member convicted of killing police informant
LAURENS, SC; April 21, 2023 – A member of the Gangster Disciples in Laurens is headed to prison for more than four decades after being convicted at trial in connection to the 2021 killing of a police informant, 8th Circuit … Continue reading
Domestic abuser sentenced to over a decade in prison for arson
NEWBERRY, S.C.; April 12, 2023 – A Newberry man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after he pleaded guilty Monday to charges connected to a fire that destroyed his ex-girlfriend’s house, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo … Continue reading
Greenwood gang member sentenced to 30 years in prison for armed robbery
Laurens, S.C.; March 31, 2023 – A documented Greenwood gang member was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of crimes in connection to an incident in which he robbed and shot a man in Laurens County, 8th … Continue reading
Clinton domestic abuser to spend 10 years in prison after crime spree, extradition from New York
LAURENS, S.C.; March 24, 2023 – A Clinton man is headed to prison for 10 years after pleading guilty to charges resulting from a multi-county crime spree that ended with him fleeing to New York to evade arrest, 8th Circuit … Continue reading
Career criminal headed back to prison for 10 years on weapon, drug charges
LAURENS, S.C.; March 21, 2023 – A Joanna man with a lengthy criminal history is headed back to prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapon charges the day his trial was scheduled to begin, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. … Continue reading
Greenwood man sentenced to 20 years for shooting domestic partner
GREENWOOD, S.C.; March 6, 2023 – A Greenwood man was sentenced last Friday to 20 years in state prison for the April 2021 shooting of his then-girlfriend, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday.
Career crack dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison
Laurens, S.C.: February 9, 2023 – A Clinton man is headed to prison for the next 15 years after pleading guilty earlier this week to a drug distribution charge, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday.