11th Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard
Robert Allen Gaffney, a 38-year-old man from Lexington County, has been convicted of Attempted Murder following a plea entered on Thursday, March 13. The Honorable Walton J. McLeod IV sentenced Gaffney to 25 years in prison. Under South Carolina law, the Attempted Murder charge is classified as a violent crime and is a “no parole” […]
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DeAndre Malcolm Black, age 49, was convicted by a Lexington County jury on Wednesday, Jan. 29, of Trafficking Methamphetamine, 28 grams or more, but less than 100 grams. Circuit Court Judge Jocelyn Newman presided over the trial and sentenced Black to 25 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. This conviction was Black’s third […]
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Parris D’Shawn Sutton, a 27-year-old man from Gaston, pled guilty to Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime last Wednesday. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin sentenced Sutton to 28 years in prison. Sutton received a 23-year sentence on the Attempted Murder followed by a consecutive 5-year sentence […]
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. Multiple Narcotics Traffickers have received lengthy prison sentences following recent convictions in Lexington County General Sessions Court Following these convictions, Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard stated: “The dangers of illegal narcotics, such as fentanyl and methamphetamine, continue to pose a grave risk to members of our community, especially young people who may not realize […]
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Shayna N. McKnight, age 38, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison following her conviction on charges of child physical abuse. Circuit Court Judge Heath P. Taylor imposed the sentence following a four day jury trial in Lexington County General Sessions Court this week. McKnight was convicted by the jury on all charges. McKnight […]
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The 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced the sentencing of a Lexington County man for trafficking methamphetamine. Luis Palma-Salazar, a 24-year-old Lexington man, pled guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine on June 19, 2024. Circuit Judge Debra McCaslin presided over the plea and sentenced Palma-Salazar to 15 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Under South Carolina […]
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Brennan H. Geller, 27, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the death of her newborn daughter, Kimberly Faith Taylor. Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV imposed the sentence following Geller’s guilty plea to Homicide by Child Abuse in Lexington County. Under South Carolina law, Geller will not be eligible for parole. […]
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Gary Alexander Maner, a 33-year-old West Columbia man, pled guilty on March 22, 2024, to Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature. Circuit Court Judge Debra R. McCaslin presided over the plea and sentenced Maner to 15 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Under South Carolina law, Assault and Battery of […]
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