Category Archives: Abbeville County

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

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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

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Ware Shoals man sentenced to 23 years on residential burglaries

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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Two convicted in vicious assault of Abbeville man, face life sentences

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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Donalds man sentenced to 20 years in prison for months-long string of burglaries

Abbeville, S.C.; April 9, 2021 – A Donalds man will spend the next two decades behind bars after pleading guilty Friday morning to a massive rash of burglaries that spanned three counties over nearly three months, 8th Circuit Solicitor David … Continue reading

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Upstate drug trafficker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Abbeville, S.C.; November 7, 2019 – An Iva man will spend the next 25 years behind bars after an Abbeville County jury found the man guilty on one count of trafficking methamphetamine, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday. … Continue reading

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Career criminal sentenced to 20 years in prison for dealing meth

Abbeville, S.C.; September 11, 2019 — An Abbeville man will spend the next 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a methamphetamine-related charge, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday. Todd Andrew Allen, 39, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning … Continue reading

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Repeat domestic abuser sentenced to 20 years for violent assault

Abbeville, S.C.; May 14, 2019 — An Abbeville man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday morning after changing his plea to guilty on the day his trial was to begin in connection to a 2018 incident in which … Continue reading

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Repeat offender gets maximum sentence after shooting at Abbeville deputy

Abbeville, S.C.; March 13, 2019 – A repeat offender who shot at an Abbeville County deputy during a traffic stop will spend the next 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the incident Wednesday afternoon at … Continue reading

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Abbeville rapist sentenced to 25 years in prison

Abbeville, S.C.; September 7, 2018 – An Abbeville man will spend the next 25 years in prison after being convicted Thursday afternoon of a violent 2017 sexual assault, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday. Lawrence Alando Postell, 35, … Continue reading

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