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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 75 Years For Domestic Violence Murder

Vincent T. Shivers, age 52, received a sentence of seventy five (75) years in prison following his conviction for murder in the shooting death of his…

Validated Gang Member Sentenced to 45 Years in Lexington County Murder Case

Christopher J. Brisbon, a 31 year old Columbia man, has been sentenced to forty (45) years in prison following his conviction in Lexington County for…

Columbia Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Lexington County for Attempted Murder in Riverbend Apartment Shooting

Isaiah Deshaun Butler, a 23-year-old man from Columbia, South Carolina, was convicted yesterday afternoon by a Lexington County jury, after…

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 Woman Convicted of Murder in Home Invasion that Killed 8 Year Old

Linda Monette, 25, has been sentenced to forty (40) years in prison for her role in the home invasion murder of Mason…

Validated Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years for Trafficking Cocaine

Reynerio Rafael Romero, Jr., a 27-year-old validated gang member living in Pelion, pled guilty to Trafficking Cocaine Second Offense and was…

LEXINGTON COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING HEROIN

Jerome Smith, age 57, has been found guilty of Trafficking Heroin, Distribution of Heroin, and Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin in…

LEXINGTON COUNTY WOMAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR SHOOTING DEATH OF HUSBAND

Kimberly Fletcher Groh, age 55, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after entering a plea to the 2016 shooting death of her husband, Michael…

LIFE SENTENCE IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MURDER

Michael Tirrell Means, age 39, has been sentenced to Life in prison following his conviction for Murder and Possession of a Weapon during commission…

Life Sentence for Hampton County Man following Conviction by a Lexington County Jury in Double Homicide Case

Damien Lavar Ritter, a 28 year old man from Estill, South Carolina, was convicted yesterday afternoon by a Lexington County jury, after approximately…