July 15, 2013
(ANDERSON, SC). Frankie Hugh Brooks, Jr. pled guilty in Anderson County General Sessions Court to multiple charges. The Honorable Lawton McIntosh sentenced the defendant to the maximum on each of the following: 20 years for Carjacking; 5 years each on two counts of Grand Larceny, 5 years each on two counts of Possession of Stolen Goods, and 3 years on Failure to Stop for Blue Light. All sentences are to be served concurrently.
On the night of October 7, 2012, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Frankie Hugh Brooks, Jr. approached the victim at the Spinx station in Powdersville. After striking up a conversation with the victim, Brooks pulled out a 38 caliber revolver, taking the victim’s vehicle and cellphone. The vehicle was reported stolen immediately. Law enforcement later observed the car and activated the blue lights. The defendant sped away at speeds of over 100 mph. The chase came to a stop when the defendant wrecked the vehicle. The defendant was later apprehended with the assistance of tracking dogs.
The Possession of Stolen Goods and Grand Larceny charges were all in relation to crimes committed during the period of October and November of 2011 in the Powdersville area.
“The maximum sentence was well deserved in light of the circumstances of this crime,” said Solicitor Chrissy Adams. “Fortunately, the victim escaped unharmed and law enforcement quickly apprehended the defendant before anyone else in the community was put in danger. With a twenty year prison sentence before him, the defendant will no longer be a threat to the citizens of Anderson.”