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CHEVIS MORRIS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS

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.    … Continue reading

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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years

(Anderson, SC). Late in the afternoon yesterday, following a three day trial, the Honorable Lawton McIntosh sentenced Mary Nimmons Patrick to 25 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections and a $100,000.00 fine, after a jury convicted her for … Continue reading

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LANCE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS

(Anderson, SC). Earlier today in Anderson County General Sessions Court the Honorable Lawton McIntosh sentenced brothers Jacob and Oscar Lance to 30 years in prison for the 2015 killing of Todd Cantlay. The brothers pled guilty to charges of Voluntary … Continue reading

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GAMBRELL SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER

(Anderson, SC). Today, Judge Lawton McIntosh sentenced Demetrius Gambrell on charges of Attempted Murder and Armed Robbery to seventeen years in jail, to be served concurrently on both charges. He will get credit for 370 days he has already served. … Continue reading

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WEBB SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS FOR MURDER

Walhalla, SC—An Oconee County jury convicted R. L. Webb of Murder and Burglary 1st degree today in General Sessions Court.  The Honorable R. Lawton McIntosh sentenced Webb to 45 years on each charge to be served concurrently.  The State was … Continue reading

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WIDEMAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR MURDER

Anderson, SC – Late Thursday afternoon an Anderson County jury convicted Raeford Wideman of Murder, and he was sentenced to 30 years in jail by Judge Lawton McIntosh. The case was tried by Assistant Solicitor Stan Overby for the State.  … Continue reading

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COLLINS SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON

Walhalla, SC – An Oconee County jury convicted Kenneth Strother Collins of Murder, Kidnapping and the Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime today in Oconee General Sessions Court. The Honorable Scott Sprouse sentenced Collins to … Continue reading

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DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON

Anderson, SC — On October 18, 2017, an Anderson County jury found Cole Brooks Gray guilty of the charges of Trafficking Methamphetamine, with a weight range of 100-200 grams, Receiving Stolen Goods, and Failure to Stop for a Blue Light.  … Continue reading

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JURY CONVICTS CARVER OF MURDER

On the evening of March 28, 2016, Jason Franklin Carver and his co-defendant Woodrow Curry went to 108 Sterling Bridge Road in Powdersville to collect drugs or money from Steven Cameron. Carver drove a white Buick Regal to the victim’s … Continue reading

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PERRY PRUITT ENTERS GUILTY PLEA

Earlier today, in Anderson County General Sessions Court, Perry Pruitt pled guilty to one count of the Destruction, Desecration, or Removal of Human Remains.  He was sentenced by Judge Lawton McIntosh to 10 years suspended to 4 years of active … Continue reading

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