A 23-year-old man accused of murdering someone at an Orangeburg house party will get a new trial after photos were discovered that could affect the case.
Circuit Judge Maite Murphy fined State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel for his discovery conduct in a lawsuit filed by hemp farmer John Pendarvis.
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.