A 47-year-old St. Matthews man is serving time in prison after he pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, although he was originally charged with attempted murder.
Joshua Adam Barnett, 48, of 2925 Imoden Road, Appalachia, Virginia, pleaded guilty at the Orangeburg County Courthouse to first-offense unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine in the presence of a minor child and unlawful neglect of a child.