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Lexington County Domestic Abuser sentenced to 7 Years in the Department of Corrections

Gregory Mark Crolley, 52, pled guilty to Domestic Violence in the First Degree and was sentenced to seven (7) years in the South Carolina Department…

2019 Reflections: Justice for Lives Lost to Violence

As we close out 2019, we take the time to remember the 20 lives that were lost whose cases were brought to justice and whose families received…

Lexington County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Fatal DUI Crash resulting in the Death of his Cousin

Steven Ernest Mays, Jr., age 41, of Pelion, was sentenced earlier this week following a guilty plea in Lexington County to Felony DUI resulting in…

Man Sentenced in Armed Robbery of McCormick County Food Lion

Adam Teon Settles, a 37 year old Greenwood man, pled Guilty but Mentally Ill this week in McCormick County General Sessions Court to two counts of…

West Columbia Man Sentenced to 77 Months for Federal Firearm Charge

Justice Towan Roundtree, 27, of West Columbia, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, after…

Active Prison Sentence for Lexington County Repeat Drug Offender following Guilty Plea

Will Hollingsworth, age 32, pled guilty this week in Lexington County General Sessions Court to Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin.  He…

Lexington County Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Kidnapping of 3 Year Old Child

Roberto Herrera, 40, has pled guilty in Lexington County to Kidnapping. He has been sentenced to 15 years in the S.C. Department of Corrections.…

Validated Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years for Manslaughter

Kevin Lawrence Pearson, 27 years old, pled guilty last week to Voluntary Manslaughter for the shooting death of Rodney Isaac, Jr., back on February 8…

Life for Man convicted of Brutally Killing Lexington County Sheriff's Department Employee

Jason Donn Lee, 40 years old, was convicted today, by a Lexington County jury after approximately one hour of deliberations, of the Murder of his…

15 Years for Greenwood County Man Convicted of Child Sexual Assault

Kyle Wayne Way, of Greenwood, was found guilty today by a Saluda County Jury for sexually assaulting a minor child on multiple occasions. Way, age 32…