Greenwood, S.C.; July 28, 2021 – A drug dealer known for pushing “blue pills” laced with heroin and fentanyl is headed to prison for 16 years after he pleaded guilty this week to multiple drug-related charges, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.
Newberry, S.C.; April 8, 2021 – A Newberry man will spend the next decade in prison after he was found guilty of domestic violence Wednesday following a two-day trial in Newberry County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Thursday. The case was among the first criminal cases tried to a jury anywhere in the state with the resumption of jury trials this week in South Carolina courts.
Greenwood, S.C.; March 19, 2021 – Three men were sentenced to a total of 30 years each after pleading guilty Thursday to several charges related to a string of violent armed robberies that occurred just before Christmas in 2019, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday morning.
Laurens, S.C.; December 11, 2020 – A Laurens man will spend the next 22 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday afternoon to charges stemming from an incident in which he shot a law enforcement officer, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday.
Greenwood, S.C.; December 8, 2020 – Though 2020 feels like a year which has delivered bad news on a regular basis, the Solicitor’s Office is helping to spread holiday cheer by continuing the longstanding tradition of its annual Christmas toy donation.
Newberry, S.C.; November 18, 2020 – A Newberry man received a sentence of life without the possibility of parole after a Newberry County jury found him guilty Thursday of several charges stemming from a hostage standoff at the Vocational Rehabilitation Center in Newberry, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced.
Greewnood, S.C.; November 16, 2020 – A Greenwood man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday morning to charges stemming from a 2019 triple homicide in Abbeville County, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Monday.
Abbeville, S.C.; October 20, 2020 – An Abbeville man was sentenced to 22 years in prison after appearing in court to plead guilty then absconding from his sentencing hearing, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.
Greenwood, S.C.; October 13, 2020 – A Trenton man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to a charge stemming from a June 2019 incident in which he attempted to abduct and assault a young boy in a local Walmart store restroom, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Tuesday.
Greenwood, S.C.; October 7, 2020 – A Greenwood County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to charges in connection to a 2019 domestic assault that ended in a standoff with police, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Wednesday.