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March 17, 2008. Just minutes before jury selection was set to begin, 36 year old Andre Martin of Starr, SC, pleaded guilty to Distribution of Crack, 2nd Offense and Distribution of Crack within Proximity of a School. The Honorable J. … Continue reading →

Twenty-year old Angel Rodriguez, Jr. pled guilty today in Oconee General Sessions Court to Trafficking Methamphetamines. The jury had been selected on Monday and before opening arguments could begin, the defendant made the decision to plead guilty. The Honorable Alex … Continue reading →

The following people pled guilty today in Anderson General Sessions Court to a series of armed robberies occurring between December 2005 and July 2006:Neil Hoepfl: Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, and Criminal Conspiracy; 20 years Samantha Brooks: Armed Robbery X 2, Kidnapping, and … Continue reading →

1/8/2008. Fifty-one year old Daniel Barnes of Anderson, SC pled guilty to Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor, 2nd Degree and 4 counts of Lewd Act on a Child in Anderson General Sessions Court. The Honorable Cordell Maddox sentenced Barnes … Continue reading →

Truancy Program receives national award – click to view document with Adobe Acrobat Reader:

Delbert W. Williams, 21, of Anderson County has pleaded guilty to Burglary 2d Degree in Anderson General Sessions Court. The Honorable J.C. Nicholson sentenced Williams to 13 years in prison. Williams will have to serve at least 85 percent of … Continue reading →

Rodney Thompson, 37, pled guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter today in the November 4th, 2006, death of Carmencita Turman. The Honorable J.C. Nicholson sentenced Thompson to 25 years. Thompson and Turman lived together at 407 Buena Vista Drive where the incident occurred. … Continue reading →

Thomas Butler, 21, of Honea Path, SC, pled guilty in Anderson General Sessions Court today to Voluntary Manslaughter for the death of Ronald Noest on July 29, 2006. The Honorable J.C. “Buddy” Nicholson sentenced Butler to 25 years. Under current … Continue reading →

Timothy Lamar Wallace was found guilty this week by an Oconee County jury of Trafficking Cocaine, over 400 grams. The Honorable J. C. “Buddy” Nicholson sentenced Wallace to 25 years.Mr. Wallace and a passenger were both arrested as the result … Continue reading →

An Anderson County jury found Johnny Earl Mahaffey guilty of Murder and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Violent Crime for the shooting death of Ryan Cox in August of 2006. The Honorable J. C. “Buddy” Nicholson … Continue reading →