11th Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard
The 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced a 15-year sentencing of a Wagener man for trafficking methamphetamine in Lexington County. Christopher Lamar Corbitt, a 34-year-old Wagener man, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following his conviction at trial in Lexington County for Trafficking Methamphetamine, more than 28 grams but less than 100 grams, and […]
Brittany Nicole Miles, 37, of Lexington, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department utilized a confidential informant to conduct a controlled purchase of […]
David Earl Bender, a 43-year-old West Columbia man, was sentenced last month to twenty (20) years in prison following his conviction at trial on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Lexington County, for Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin presided over the jury trial and imposed the […]
Chendric J. Brown, a 27-year-old Columbia man, has been sentenced to 54 years in prison following his conviction in Lexington County for Murder and Attempted Murder. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin imposed the sentence on the murder charge with thirty (30) years concurrent on the attempted murder charge. Brown is not eligible for parole […]
Allon T. Adams, (pictured) – a 24-year-old Leesville man, has been sentenced to Life in prison following his conviction in Lexington County for Murder, Armed Robbery, Criminal Conspiracy, and Possession of a Weapon during commission of a Violent Crime. Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, imposed the life sentence on the murder charge and concurrent sentences […]
Alan Rojas Santos, age 39, pled guilty on November 17, 2025, in Lexington County to Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor in the First Degree. The Honorable Brian Gibbons sentenced Santos to 50 years in prison. Under South Carolina law, Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor in the First Degree is a violent and most […]
Lexington County Man Sentenced to Prison for Burglary, Domestic Violence, and Obstruction of Justice
William David Boone, age 57, was convicted on October 15, 2025, by a Lexington County jury of Burglary in the First Degree, Domestic Violence in the First Degree, and Obstruction of Justice. The Honorable Jessica Salvini sentenced Boone to fifteen (15) years in prison. Under South Carolina law, Burglary in the First Degree is a […]
Jose Manuel Ramirez, a 31-year-old man from Lexington County, was convicted by a Lexington County jury and sentenced to twelve (12) years in prison for the death of Marbel Lopez. Ramirez was convicted of Felony Driving Under the Influence, Death Results; Hit and run, duties of a driver involved in accident with death; and Reckless […]