Man accused of ambushing Florence officers tells judge he doesnât want a dime going to victims Fred Hopkins appeared in court previously to determine if he needed to undergo a mental health evaluation By Cameron Crowe | December 11, 2020 at 11:22 AM EST - Updated December 11 at 1:20 PM
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) - The man accused of killing two Florence law enforcement officers and injuring five others was in court Friday following a postponement due to an issue with the transportation order.
The hearing for Fred Hopkins was held completely virtually and the defendant reported to it over the web from the Alvin S Glenn Detention Center in Richland County, where heâs being held.
COLUMBIA â The disbarred attorney charged with ambushing law enforcement officers in a deadly mass shooting in Florence told a judge Friday he doesn t want his victims to benefit from any assets he may have left after spending the past two years in jail. I don t want a dime to go to the victims, Frederick Hopkins Jr. said. Not a dime.
Hopkins blurted out his wishes in a response to a suggestion Judge Eugene Griffith Jr. made aimed at getting the accused sharpshooter legal counsel. Griffith said Hopkins might qualify for a public defender if he placed his assets with a court-appointed receiver, leaving him indigent and potentially providing money for victims of the Oct. 3, 2018, shooting.