Longtime Greenwood drug dealer sentenced to 20 years in prison

FITZGERALD ANTONIO MCDUFFIE

Greenwood, S.C.; May 19, 2022 – A Greenwood man will spend the next two decades behind bars after he pleaded guilty Monday to several drug distribution-related charges, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday.

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Greenwood child molester facing up to a life sentence after no-show for trial date

NATHANIEL A. HOLLOWAY

UPDATE: Greenwood sex offender captured in Florida

Greenwood, S.C.; May 24, 2022 – The Greenwood man who was convicted at trial in his absence after absconding the day of jury selection for his trial was captured Monday morning after less than a week on the run, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.

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Laurens man sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatal crash that killed firefighter

Robert Curry Richardson, left, stands with his attorney, Joel Broome, during Tuesday morning’s plea proceeding.

Laurens, S.C.; April 20, 2022 – A Laurens man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday morning in connection to a 2021 fatal collision that killed a 20-year-old volunteer firefighter from Clinton, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.

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Whitmire man sentenced to 25 years in prison for multi-county crime spree

TRACY GLEN PARSONS

LAURENS, S.C.; April 12, 2022 – A Whitmire man is headed to prison for the next 25 years after he pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to charges stemming from a three-month crime spree that included two home invasions and three other residential burglaries, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.

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Powell sentenced to 3 consecutive life-without-parole terms plus 30 years for Greenwood murders

Jeffrey David Powell, center, stands with his attorneys Chelsea McNeill, left, and Boyd Young Friday morning during his plea proceeding at the Greenwood County Courthouse.


GREENWOOD, S.C.; March 4, 2022 – A Greenwood man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three life sentences without parole plus an additional consecutive 30 years for the murder of three family members in August of last year, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced on Friday morning.

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Abbeville man convicted in shooting incident on Abbeville Square

REGINALD DE’ARON CAMPBELL

Abbeville man convicted in shooting incident on Abbeville Square

An Abbeville man was convicted Thursday in connection to a 2019 incident in which he fired a gunshot that left another man paralyzed, according to 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo.

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Meth dealer sentenced to 12 years in prison

KENDRICK TREMAIN BLACKWELL

NEWBERRY, S.C.; February 25, 2022 — A Newberry man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted at trial Thursday afternoon of charges stemming from a search warrant executed in January 2020 at his residence, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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Clinton man sentenced to life, no parole for killing toddler

WILLIAM RYAN LOOPER

Laurens, S.C.; November 11, 2021 — A Clinton man will be incarcerated for the rest of his natural life after he pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to charges stemming from an incident that left a 2-year-old child dead, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced.

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Greenwood woman tried and found guilty in her absence for 2019 restaurant burglary

JAMIE LYNN BARBEE

Greenwood, S.C.; October 27, 2021 — A Greenwood woman who exacted revenge on a former employer after being terminated by breaking into the establishment and stealing money was found guilty Wednesday at a trial in her absence, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced.

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Newberry drug trafficker caught, sentenced to long prison term after skipping court

CALVIN WHITENER

Newberry, S.C.; October 27, 2021 — A long-time drug trafficker has been brought back to Newberry County and sentenced to prison after being picked up on his bench warrant stemming from a 2017 trial date for which he failed to appear, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.

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