LINDSEY SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND 20 YEARS FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO KILL

I(Anderson, SC) Solicitor Chrissy Adams announced today the conviction of Eddie Bernard Lindsey in Anderson General Sessions Court for Armed Robbery and Assault & Battery with Intent to Kill. Judge Michael Baxley sentenced Lindsey to the maximum sentence of 30 years Armed Robbery as well as the maximum sentence of 20 years for Assault & Battery with Intent to Kill (ABWIK). The sentences are to be served concurrently.

In March of 2003 Lindsey robbed a local liquor store in Anderson, SC and during the course of the robbery assaulted a 77 year old employee. Lindsey attacked his victim with a brick resulting in serious brain injuries. “Today, our community is a safer place thanks to the dedicated work of law enforcement and our team of prosecutors,” commented Solicitor Adams. “This was a heinous crime that involved an assault on a senior citizen. Given the nature of this crime and the defendant’s history of violent offenses, I’m pleased that a verdict was reached which will keep him off our streets for the next thirty years.” 

Lindsey’s previous convictions include Strong Armed Robbery, numerous Criminal Domestic Violence and Assault & Battery charges, and a Criminal Sexual Conduct 3rd Degree charge. Defendant had previously failed to appear for court on the Armed Robbery and ABWIK and was later picked up on a bench warrant.