Solicitor’s office, state Human Trafficking Task Force donate supplies to local schools

Pictured, from left to right, are: 8th Circuit PTI Director Dale Allen, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo, 8th Circuit Investigator Windy Chappell, and state Human Trafficking Task Force Program Coordinator Aryaa Regmi with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.

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.

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Abbeville man sentenced to 20 years in prison for home invasion, rape

ANDRE CHARLES BRIDGES

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 Wednesday.

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Greenwood man sentenced to 21 years in prison for multi-county crime spree

ALONZO CRAIG HAWES JR.

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 Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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Laurens gang member convicted of killing police informant

ANTIONE B ELLIS TREMAYNE BLAKELY

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 Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday.

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Domestic abuser sentenced to over a decade in prison for arson

JORGE MORA-VAHENA

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 announced Wednesday.

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Greenwood gang member sentenced to 30 years in prison for armed robbery

ANTONIO LAFAYETTE WILLIAMS JR.

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 Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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Clinton domestic abuser to spend 10 years in prison after crime spree, extradition from New York

NICHOLAS EUGENE GULLEDGE

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 Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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Career criminal headed back to prison for 10 years on weapon, drug charges

ROBERT LAMONT GOGGINS

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. Stumbo announced Tuesday.

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Greenwood man sentenced to 20 years for shooting domestic partner

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SCOTTY JOE FOWLER

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.

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Career crack dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

TRAVIS O’NEAL PRESSLEY

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.

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