Category Archives: Greenwood County

Greenwood man sentenced to 18 years in prison for vicious assault

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Brian King

GREENWOOD, S.C.; March 14, 2024 – A Greenwood man was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to a charge stemming from an assault with a broom handle, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday.

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“Blue pill” fentanyl dealer sentenced to 20 years in prison

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Brian King

Greenwood, S.C.: February 16, 2024 – A Greenwood man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to selling nearly 500 fentanyl “blue pills” to an undercover informant, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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Greenwood man hit with 20-year sentence for child sex abuse

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Brian King

Greenwood, S.C.; February 13, 2024 – A Greenwood man will spend the next two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to charges that he molested a girl under the age of 14 for a period of nearly seven years, 8th … Continue reading →

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Greenwood man sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting girlfriend

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Brian King

Greenwood, S.C.; February 9, 2024 – A Greenwood man will spend the next 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to a charge stemming from an incident in which he shot his girlfriend during an argument, 8th Circuit Solicitor … Continue reading →

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Greenwood career criminal sentenced to 20 years in prison

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Brian King

Greenwood, S.C.; April 30, 2021 – A Greenwood career criminal will spend the next two decades in prison after pleading guilty to a slew of charges related to two separate burglaries

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Career drug trafficker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Brian King

Greenwood, S.C.; April 29, 2021 – A Greenwood man is headed to prison for the next 25 years after his sentence from a 2018 drug trafficking trial was unsealed Thursday morning in court, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced.

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Career thieves get prison time this week in Greenwood court

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Brian King

Greenwood, S.C.; April 23, 2021 – A couple of lifelong thieves were sent to prison during the term of General Sessions court held this week in Greenwood County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.

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

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Brian King

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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Greenwood bank robber sentenced to 18 years in prison

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Brian King

Greenwood, S.C.; December 12, 2019 – A Troy man was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2018 robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank in Uptown Greenwood, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced. William … Continue reading →

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Child sex abuser sentenced to 22 years in prison

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Brian King

Greenwood, S.C.; October 23, 2019 — Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday that a Greenwood man will spend more than two decades in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13. Joshua Eric … Continue reading →

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