WEBB SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS

March 17, 2010
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(Walhalla, SC). An Oconee County jury found 36 year old Jeffrey A. Webb of Westminster guilty yesterday of two counts of Armed Robbery and two counts of Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime. The Honorable Alex Macaulay sentenced Webb to 20 years in prison.

On July 23, 2009, Webb entered a home on Little River Lane in Walhalla and pointed a gun at one of the residents. Webb hit the man in the head with the gun and stole the victim’s pistol. The defendant then proceeded to another room in the house and stole approximately $125 from a second resident at gunpoint. A shot was fired into the wall of the home. Another shot was fired as the defendant fled the scene. The victims called 911.

Deputies arriving on the scene located Webb at another residence in the area. After Webb ran into the woods still armed, the SWAT team was called out. Officers chased Webb but were unable to apprehend him at that time. He was captured three days later at a home in Seneca.

“Thanks to the excellent work done by law enforcement Mr. Webb was arrested before he could cause any more harm. Now, after the jury’s careful consideration and the sentence handed down by Judge Macaulay, Mr. Webb will remain in prison for a long time where he will no longer pose a threat to the safety of our community,” Solicitor Chrissy Adams.