LAURENS, S.C.; August 5, 2022 – A Ware Shoals man is headed to prison after being found guilty this week of criminal sexual conduct in connection to an incident that occurred in Pitts Park in Ware Shoals, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.
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Greenwood drug dealer found guilty after absconding final day of trial, facing 30 years
GREENWOOD, S.C.; August 4, 2022 – A Greenwood man failed to show up for the final day of his trial and was found guilty in his absence of trafficking methamphetamine, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday.
Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting at Laurens deputies
LAURENS, S.C.; August 3, 2022 – A Fountain Inn woman is headed to prison for 15 years after pleading guilty Wednesday morning to charges stemming from an incident in which she fired shots at deputies while attempting to flee from them, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday afternoon.
Meth trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison
LAURENS, S.C.; July 14, 2022 – A Gray Court woman is headed to prison for 10 years after she was convicted Wednesday afternoon of trafficking methamphetamines, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday.
Longtime Greenwood drug dealer sentenced to 20 years in prison
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.
Greenwood child molester facing up to a life sentence after no-show for trial date
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.
Laurens man sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatal crash that killed firefighter

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.
Whitmire man sentenced to 25 years in prison for multi-county crime spree
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.
Powell sentenced to 3 consecutive life-without-parole terms plus 30 years for Greenwood murders

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.
Abbeville man convicted in shooting incident on Abbeville Square

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.