Burglar sentenced to 20 years in 2012 burglary

Kinard, KeastonLaurens, S.C.; February 1, 2017Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday that a Clinton man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for breaking into a home in 2012. Continue reading

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Greenwood man sentenced to 15 years in prison for domestic assault

GRAY, WILLIE TGreenwood, S.C.; January 20, 2017 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday that a Greenwood man was sentenced to 15 years in prison following a domestic assault. Continue reading

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Newberry man sentenced to life without parole in connection to murder, robbery

Ruff, KennyNewberry, S.C.; January 17, 2017 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday that a Newberry man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in a 2015 armed robbery that led to the shooting death of a local business owner. Continue reading

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Laurens County heroin dealer tied to numerous overdoses sentenced to 25 years in prison

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Laurens, S.C.; December 15, 2016 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo announced Thursday that a Laurens County heroin dealer whose product was linked to numerous overdoses in early 2015 was sentenced to 25 years in prison following a two-day trial. Continue reading

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Christmas toys distributed to needy children of 8th Circuit

fullsizerenderGreenwood, S.C.; December 14, 2016 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday that toys donated through the Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s OFfice Intervention Programs were distributed to needy children across the four counties of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Continue reading

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Greenwood man sentenced to 40 years for meth trafficking and child abuse

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Greenwood, S.C.; November 3, 2016 — Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday morning that a career meth dealer was sentenced to 40 years in prison after a Greenwood County jury found the man guilty Wednesday afternoon on a trafficking charge related to a January 2016 incident. Continue reading

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Three men plead guilty in Little Mountain murder

Pictured, left to right, are Jermaz Dreher, Tyler Elkins and DeCarlos Satterwhite.

Pictured, left to right, are Jermaz Dreher, Tyler Elkins and DeCarlos Satterwhite.

Newberry, S.C.; November 1, 2016 — Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday morning that the three surviving accomplices to a July 2015 Newberry County home invasion and homicide pleaded guilty Monday on charges related to their respective roles in the planned crime spree. Continue reading

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Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for double murder

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Laurens, S.C.; October 28, 2016 — Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday that a Cross Hill man was sentenced to 45 years for his role in the 2014 murder of a man and his niece. Continue reading

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Calhoun Falls man sentenced to 15 years for armed bank robbery

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Abbeville, S.C.; October 3, 2016 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday that a Calhoun Falls man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to armed bank robbery on Monday morning in Abbeville. Continue reading

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Alabama man sentenced to 9 years for road rage rampage on I-26 in Clinton

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Robert Clinton Harbuck

Laurens, S.C.; August 29, 2016 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday morning that an Alabama man was sentenced nine years in prison in connection with an incident in which he rammed two vehicles on an I-26 exit on-ramp. Continue reading

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