Ware Shoals man pleads guilty to killing neighbor

JUSTIN RAWLINS MOODY

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 as charged to murder in advance of his upcoming Monday trial date in Greenwood and threw himself upon the mercy of the Court. Circuit Judge Frank R. Addy Jr. then sentenced Moody to 34 years in prison. The plea was accepted and the sentence handed down with no negotiation from the state. Under South Carolina law, a sentence for murder must be within the range of thirty years to life in prison and served day-for-day, meaning Moody will not be eligible for parole.

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