Prosperity man who killed SLED K-9 “Coba” sentenced to more than three decades in state prison

JAMES ROBERT PETERSON

NEWBERRY, S.C.; March 18, 2025 – A Prosperity man was sentenced Monday to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including the killing a K-9 officer while Newberry County deputies and SLED agents were attempting to serve warrants for a burglary, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.

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Newberry man sentenced to 10 years for church thefts

Newberry. S.C.; April 24, 2019 — A string of church break-ins that spanned two counties landed a Newberry man a 10-year sentence after he entered a guilty plea Monday afternoon to charges stemming from the incident, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday Terrance Lenard Chisolm, 38, changed his plea to guilty on the … Read more