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In Loving Memory of Erik Joseph Drylie

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of our colleague and friend, Eleventh Circuit Assistant Solicitor Erik Drylie, who…

Leesville man sentenced to 18 years in prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

Brandy O’Neal Harris, a 32-year-old Leesville man, pled guilty to two counts of trafficking methamphetamine on March 30, 2023, for charges in…

Columbia man sentenced to 15 years in prison for Trafficking Cocaine, Conspiracy, and Furnishing Contraband into the Lexington County Detention Center

Ricky Rogers McField, a 39-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to trafficking cocaine, conspiracy, and furnishing contraband into the Lexington County…

Lexington County Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder on Fish Hatchery Road

Christopher David Shumpert, a 22-year-old Lexington County man, was convicted yesterday by a Lexington County jury and sentenced to forty (40) years…

West Columbia woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

Victoria Coxe Threatt, a 54-year-old West Columbia woman, was convicted this week by a Lexington County jury of Trafficking Methamphetamine,…

Sex Offender Sentenced to 74 Years in Lexington County Home Invasion & Rape

  Tamar J. Nance, age 32, was sentenced to 74 years following his conviction for the home invasion and rape of a seventy-four (74) year old…

Two Men Sentenced to Life in Prison in Lexington County Triple Murder Case

Jeremy S. Cornish, age 41, of Columbia, and Justin Tyler Hopkins, age 24, of Columbia, have each been sentenced to Life in prison for the murders of…

ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SOLICITOR’S OFFICE ANNOUNCES DUI PROSECUTOR GRANT AWARD

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office has been awarded a DUI grant to fund activity hours for assistant solicitors to exclusively…

Lexington County Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

Israel Mendoza Cervantes, 29, has been sentenced to thirty (30) years in prison following a jury trial in Lexington County General Sessions Court…

Senior Assistant Solicitor Todd Wagoner receives the 2021 Barry Barnette DUI Prosecutor of the Year Award

Solicitor Rick Hubbard congratulates Todd for receiving this distinct honor last week. Solicitor Hubbard remarked that Todd embodies the definition…