Category Archives: Newberry County
Long-time drug dealer found guilty in his absence, faces mandatory 25-year prison sentence
Newberry, S.C.; November 16, 2017 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday that a North Carolina man was convicted of trafficking cocaine, third or subsequent offense, after the man failed to appear for his court date. Calvin Whitener, … Continue reading
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Juvenile arbitrators receive training on human trafficking
Greenwood, S.C.; November 2, 2017 – It’s a problem few want to talk about and even fewer fully acknowledge. It is a growing problem not just overseas, but right here in our own backyards. While there are no firm statistics … Continue reading
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Solicitor distributes school supplies
Greenwood, S.C.; August 8, 2017 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo on Tuesday continued a time-honored tradition of distributing school supplies to the school districts of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, which is comprised of Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry counties.
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Newberry man sentenced to 22 years in prison for assault, burglary of elderly woman
Newberry, S.C.; May 19, 2017 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday that a Newberry man was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison for the 2016 assault and burglary of an elderly neighbor.
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Three men plead guilty in Little Mountain murder
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 … Continue reading
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Solicitor’s Office delivers school supplies to circuit school districts
Greenwood, S.C.; August 16, 2016 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday that his office distributed donated school supplies to every school district in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, which is comprised of Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry and Abbeville … Continue reading
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Enoree woman convicted for the 2014 beating death of a 3-year-old boy
Newberry, S.C.; April 11, 2016 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday morning that an Enoree woman has been convicted of homicide by child abuse after a weeklong jury trial at the Newberry County Courthouse for her involvement … Continue reading
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Former ice cream truck driver convicted of molesting child
Newberry, S.C.; March 2, 2016 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday afternoon that a Whitmire man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting a child under the age of 10.
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Little Mountain man sentenced to 16 years for home invasion
Newberry, S.C.; January 7, 2016 – Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday that a Little Mountain man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in a violent 2014 home invasion.
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