FLORENCE, S.C. â Frederick Hopkins will be represented by a court-appointed attorney during a trial after all.Â
Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Eugene C. Griffith appointed Ronald Hazzard, a public defender from the 15th Judicial Circuit, to represent Hopkins, the man accused of killing two police officers â Florence County sheriff s investigator Farrah Turner and Florence police Sgt. Terrence Carraway â and injuring five more officers during an Oct. 3, 2018, ambush.Â
The Eighth Judicial Circuit includes Newberry, Abbeville, Greenwood, and Laurens counties. The 15th Judicial Circuit includes Horry and Georgetown counties.Â
Griffith previously implied to the media attending another hearing that he would be the judge during the trial.Â
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