Oconee, S.C. – Yesterday, in Oconee General Sessions Court before the Honorable Judge Scott Sprouse, defendant Chevis Morris pled guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter, Armed Robbery and Burglary 1st degree. He received a negotiated sentence of 30 years in jail.
On July 30, 2016, the victim, Jennifer Poore, was shot in her home in Anderson. Mr. Morris had gone to that location with two other females, to visit. The shooting was witnessed by one of the women and the other saw the defendant running from the house with a gun in his hand. When arrested and questioned by the police, the defendant said that he noticed the victim had a large roll of cash in her pocketbook. The defendant said he intended to strike the victim in the head with his gun and steal her cash, but the gun went off when he hit her. The defendant fled the scene and later broke into a residence and stole a car. He was arrested the next day at his mother’s house.
“I hope that this lengthy sentence brings some peace to the family of Ms. Poore, who lost their loved one in a senseless act of violence stemming from greed,” said Solicitor David Wagner following the imposition of the sentence by the Court.