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Greenwood meth trafficker sentenced to 15 years

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Admin

Greenwood, S.C.; June 11, 2024 – A Greenwood man will spend the next 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to charges related to possession of nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.

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Clinton career criminal sentenced to 20 years for house burglary

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Admin

Laurens, S.C.; June 6, 2024 – A Clinton man with a criminal history dating back four decades is headed to prison for 20 years after pleading Monday to charges stemming from a 2022 burglary, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo … Continue reading →

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Man sentenced to life without parole in Laurens County murder

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Admin

Laurens, S.C.; April 25, 2024 – A man is headed to prison for the remainder of his natural life after being found guilty Wednesday for the December 2021 murder of a Fountain Inn woman, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo … Continue reading →

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Ware Shoals man sentenced to 23 years on residential burglaries

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Admin

ABBEVILLE, S.C.; April 9, 2024 – A Ware Shoals man with an extensive criminal history was sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to charges stemming from a string of burglaries in Abbeville County during the summer … Continue reading →

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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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