11th Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard
Damien Lavar Ritter, a 28-year-old man from Estill, was convicted Monday by a Lexington County jury, after approximately 45 minutes of deliberation. Ritter was convicted for the Murder of Samir Atkins, 26, and Elzie Mack, 41. The jury also returned convictions of Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, and Armed Robbery. The trial began on Monday, with jury […]
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Hianlucas Isturiz Rodriguez, age 43, pled guilty this week in Lexington County General Sessions Court to Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – Third Degree for sexually abusing a student. Eleventh Circuit Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV imposed the maximum sentence of fifteen (15) years following the guilty plea. Under South Carolina law, […]
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Robert Rome Green, 48, received a sentence of 70 years in prison following a jury trial conviction for Attempted Murder and Arson – First Degree in Lexington County last week. It marked the first jury trial of the year following the court ordered closure of proceedings due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All parties adhered to […]
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Cynthia Estrada-Lopez, age 28, has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for killing her four year old daughter, Lilly Lopez. Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV imposed the sentence following Lopez’s guilty plea to Homicide by Child Abuse on Thursday in Lexington County. Under South Carolina law, Lopez will not be eligible for […]
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Last week, Lauren Michelle Dangerfield, 33 from Lexington, was sentenced to 12 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections following a guilty plea to Felony DUI, Involving Death. Dangerfield entered her guilty plea by videoconference using the Court’s Virtual Courtroom platform on Dec. 7. The sentencing hearing was delayed because of the court closures. […]
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Colby Alfred Henke, 38, was sentenced to eight years following a guilty plea to Assault on a Police Officer While Resisting Arrest and Threatening the Life of a Public Official. On May 1, 2020, an agent with the South Carolina Department of Probation, Pardon, and Parole responded to a home in Lexington County to conduct […]
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