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Career 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 … Continue reading
Prosperity 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 … Continue reading
Greenwood 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 … Continue reading
Undocumented 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.
Laurens 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.
Man pleads guilty in Abbeville hatchet killing
ABBEVILLE, S.C.; October 22, 2024 – An Abbeville man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the killing of another Abbeville man with a hatchet, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced … Continue reading
Ware Shoals man pleads guilty to killing neighbor
GREENWOOD, S.C.; October 22, 2024 – A Ware Shoals man was sentenced to 34 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing his neighbor, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday. Justin Rawlins Moody, 43, pleaded guilty … Continue reading
Illegal immigrant sentenced to a decade in prison for Greenwood sexual assault, subject to deportation
GREENWOOD, S.C.; September 10, 2024 – An undocumented man living in Greenwood has now been sentenced Monday to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from a 2022 sexual assault, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. … Continue reading
Abbeville teen sentenced to 35 years in prison for machete killing
ABBEVILLE, S.C.; August 28, 2024 – An Abbeville man is headed to prison after pleading guilty Wednesday morning to charges stemming from an incident in which he killed another man with a machete, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced … Continue reading
Child molester sentenced to 35 years in prison
GREENWOOD, S.C.; August 15, 2024 – A child molester is headed to prison for 35 years after a Greenwood County jury found him guilty Wednesday afternoon of charges stemming from the sexual assault of a child, 8th Circuit Solicitor David … Continue reading