Category Archives: Laurens County
Laurens man sentenced to 15 years in prison for crime spree, escape
LAURENS, S.C.; January 9, 2026 – A Laurens man is headed to prison for 15 years after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a four-month crime spree and escape attempt, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.
Laurens man sentenced to 15 years in prison on domestic assault, drug charges
LAURENS, S.C.; August 6, 2025 – A Laurens man is headed to prison for the next 15 years after he pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from a domestic assault, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.
Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting, killing fiancé, unborn child
LAURENS, S.C.; June 16, 2025 – A Greenville man is headed to prison for more than four decades following his conviction last week in Laurens County on charges stemming from an incident where he shot and killed his fiancé who … Continue reading
Undocumented immigrant gets maximum sentence for crash that killed 3-year-old
Laurens, S.C.; December 18, 2024 – An undocumented immigrant received the maximum prison sentence for his role in a crash that killed a 3-year-old girl, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.
Laurens man sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering girlfriend
Laurens, S.C.; December 17, 2024 – A Laurens man is headed to prison for 35 years after pleading guilty Monday to the execution-style killing of his girlfriend, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.
Clinton career criminal sentenced to 20 years for house burglary
Laurens, S.C.; June 6, 2024 – A Clinton man with a criminal history dating back four decades is headed to prison for 20 years after pleading Monday to charges stemming from a 2022 burglary, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo … Continue reading
Man sentenced to life without parole in Laurens County murder
Laurens, S.C.; April 25, 2024 – A man is headed to prison for the remainder of his natural life after being found guilty Wednesday for the December 2021 murder of a Fountain Inn woman, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo … Continue reading
Donalds man sentenced to 20 years in prison for months-long string of burglaries
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
Clinton man sentenced to 15 years in prison for armed home invasion
Newberry, S.C.; April 9, 2021 – A Clinton man was sentenced in court this week to 15 years in prison on a slew of criminal charges mostly relating to a 2019 home invasion in Laurens County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David … Continue reading
Fountain Inn man sentenced to 27 years for stabbing girlfriend in domestic incident
Laurens, S.C.; January 14, 2020 – A Fountain Inn man will spend the next 27 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to a charge stemming from a 2018 incident in which he nearly killed his then-girlfriend with a box … Continue reading