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Charleston & Berkeley Counties
Scarlett A. Wilson, Solicitor
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Press Releases




Man Convicted of 2019 North Charleston Shooting

May 23, 2023



Woman Convicted in Mount Pleasant Stabbing

May 02, 2023



Man Convicted of East Side Murder Sentenced to 50 Years

December 08, 2022



Man Receives Probation for Numerous Violent Crimes Against Women

September 19, 2022



Man Convicted of Felony Driving Under the Influence Causing Death is Sentenced to 14 Years

September 12, 2022



Defendant Pleds Guilty to Hit and Run with Great Bodily Injury and is Sentenced to 10 Years

September 07, 2022



Drunk Driver Sentenced to 4 Years Active Prison Sentence for Felony DUI Resulting in Great Bodily Injury

June 08, 2022



Charleston County Jury Convicts Registered Sex Offender, Thomas Henry Brown Jr., of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor

June 02, 2022



Solicitor Wilson's Letter Regarding Junnie Williams' Officer-Involved Critical Incident of January 16, 2022

April 04, 2022



Solicitor Wilson Announces Centralized Domestic Violence Court Resumes in Charleston County

February 18, 2022



Solicitor Wilson's Statement in Response to Activists' Requests Regarding Jamal Sutherland's Death

January 13, 2022



Solicitor Wilson's Statement in Response to Activists' Requests Regarding the Jamal Sutherland Death Investigation

October 19, 2021



Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office Letter Regarding Jason Husted Officer Involved Critical Incident of September 18 2021

October 12, 2021



Solicitor Scarlett Wilson Announces Release of First Report from Unprecedented Project Studying Prosecution Impact

September 30, 2021



Solicitor Wilson's Press Conference Announcement - First Report Release Dismissals

September 28, 2021



Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder at North Charleston Inn

September 15, 2021



Jury Convicts David Crockett Robinson of 2017 Queen Street Armed Robbery

September 10, 2021



Raney Use of Force Analysis Ref Jamal Sutherland - July 26, 2021

July 26, 2021



Solicitor Wilson's Report on Jamal Sutherland's Death at Charleston County Detention Center - July 26, 2021

July 26, 2021



Solicitor Wilson's Update Regarding the Investigation into the Death of Jamal Sutherland - July 14, 2021

July 14, 2021



Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office Letter Regarding Joseph Jackson Officer Involved Critical Incident of April 24, 2021

July 14, 2021



Solicitor Wilson's Update Regarding the Death of Jamal Southerland

June 29, 2021



Press Release re George SANNER and Officer-Involved Critical Incident (OICI)

June 15, 2021



Solicitor Wilson's Statement Regarding the Death Certification of Jamal Sutherland by the Coroner

June 15, 2021



Press Release - Man who harassed woman for months before brutally stabbing her to death sentenced to 35 Years

June 10, 2021



Solicitor Wilson's Statement Regarding Calls for Criminal Charges in Jamal Sutherland's Death

May 18, 2021



Solicitor Wilson Announces Free Curbside Narcan Pickup - Moncks Corner 5/26/2021

May 17, 2021



Solicitor Wilson's Statement Regarding Jamal Sutherland's Death While in Law Enforcement Custody

May 11, 2021



Press Release re Montrez SIMMONS and Officer-Involved Critical Incident (OICI)

April 12, 2021



Solicitor Wilson Announces Free Curbside Pickup for Narcan on September 2

August 26, 2020



Solicitor Wilson Announces Motions Filed to Prosecute Juveniles as Adults for Downtown Charleston Crime Spree

August 17, 2020



Solicitor Wilson Announces Motion Filed to Prosecute Juvenile as an Adult for Goose Creek Crime Spree

August 11, 2020



Solicitor Wilson Announces Moratorium in Raffle Prosecutions

August 11, 2020



New project uses data to reduce bias and improve fairness in criminal prosecutions

July 30, 2020



Solicitor Scarlett Wilson Announces Unprecedented Project Collecting Decision-Making Data

July 29, 2020



Officer Involved Critical Incident - April 9, 2020

May 18, 2020



North Charleston Woman Convicted of Felony Ill Treatment of Animals

January 09, 2020



Judge finds evidence insufficient to convict Ladson man of racing in four vehicle crash which resulted in three deaths

December 09, 2019



Charleston County Jury Convicts Leandra Bright of Murder and Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime

November 15, 2019



Man Sentenced to Life for Murder Committed During Attempted Robbery

November 13, 2019



North Charleston Man Convicted of Murdering His Cousin Over Unpaid Debt

November 08, 2019



Eastside Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Police Informant on Hanover Street

October 16, 2019



Charleston solicitor named VP of national prosecutors association

September 30, 2019



North Charleston Man Convicted of Murder and Gun Charge for Robbing Man and Killing Him – Sentenced to 45 Years

August 16, 2019



Repeat Abuser Convicted of Domestic Violence in the Second Degree and Sentenced to 3 Years

June 13, 2019



Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Brutal Murder of Roommate

May 10, 2019



Berkeley County Woman Convicted of Murder and Sentenced to 50 Years

April 12, 2019



Aaron McKenzie Capers Sentenced to 80 years in Prison for Sexual Assault and Murder for Hire scheme of 81 year old victim.

March 22, 2019



Berkeley County Man Convicted of 2017 Bar Shooting

January 16, 2019



Jury Convicts James Paquette of Criminal Sexual Conduct

January 10, 2019



Man Pled Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter and Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

January 10, 2019



Summerville Man Sentenced to Life after Jury Finds Him Guilty of Murder

November 11, 2018



William Thomas Gule Jr. convicted by Charleston Jury for the 2015 killing of Pamela M. Burgess

October 10, 2018



Hannahan Man With History of DUI Convictions Pleads Guilty in Connection to Fatal DUI Crash.

September 06, 2018



Rolando Ocampo Pleads Guilty to Killing His Estranged Lover and Burying Him Behind the La Bomba Bar in North Charleston

August 14, 2018



Jury Convicts Man of Ravenel Bridge DUI

July 20, 2018



Solicitor Wilson’s Statement Regarding Charges Against Lenard L. McKelvey from 2001

July 12, 2018



Jury Convicts Marquise Kayron Kinloch of Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, and Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature

May 20, 2018



Domestic Violence Murder Conviction Brings Life in Prison for Edward Isaiah Nelson Sentenced

May 17, 2018



Judge Imposes Two Life Sentences After Jury Convicts North Charleston Man of Murdering Pregnant Girlfriend and Their Child

April 21, 2018



Jury Convicts Derrick Porter of Attempted Murder Following Shooting in Convenient Store Parking Lot

April 12, 2018



DNA Database Leads to Conviction of Serial Rapist

April 12, 2018



Serial Armed Robber Sentenced to 18 Years

March 23, 2018



Sex Offender Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder

March 15, 2018



Jury convicts Kenneth Lamont Robinson in the Mother's Day Gang Gunfight and Murder Kedena Brown.

February 23, 2018



Solicitor Wilson's Statement Regarding the Prosecution of Thomas Lawton Evans

February 16, 2018



Jury Convicts Andrew Allston Kirkland of Rape

February 08, 2018



Repeat Offenders Found Guilty of Manufacturing Crack Cocaine in North Charleston Apartment

February 07, 2018



Georgetown Man Serving Life Sentence Sentenced to 25 years for Statewide Armed Robbery Spree

January 18, 2018



Jury Convicts Montrelle "Troll" Campbell of Murder and Two Counts of Attempted Murder following multiple shots fired into home with an assault rifle.

January 12, 2018



Man Claiming Sovereign Citizenship Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Gun Charges

December 13, 2017



Solicitor Wilson’s statement on the Michael Slager sentencing

December 07, 2017



Mount Pleasant Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Prison

November 16, 2017



Berkeley County man sentenced to 30 years in prison in guilty plea to Attempted Murder, Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature

November 16, 2017



Jury Convicts Demetrius Young of Attempted Murder in King Street Shooting Incident.

November 16, 2017



Operation Lethal Dose

October 05, 2017



Ladson man sentenced to 125 Years in prison for re-peatedly raping child.

September 01, 2017



Davon Washington sentenced to 25 years in Voluntary Manslaughter Plea

August 30, 2017



Career criminal convicted of Burglary 1st Degree and Possession of Weapon During Commission of Violent Crime, sentenced to 45 years in prison

August 30, 2017



Active Blood Gang Member Sentenced to 30 Years

August 10, 2017



Berkeley County Man Convicted of 2016 Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, and Attempted Armed Robbery

July 27, 2017



Burglar Serntenced to Minimum Sentence of Fifteen Years

July 14, 2017



Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Armed Robbery and Kidnapping

May 31, 2017



Man Sentenced to Life for Rapes of Two Minors

May 22, 2017



Judge Sentences Man to 18 Years for Killing Pedestrian during Police Pursuit

May 18, 2017



Solicitor Wilson’s Statement Regarding Guilty Plea of Former Officer Michael Slager

May 02, 2017



Plea of Manslaughter results in 30-year sentence

April 26, 2017



Man Convicted in Johns Island Burglary

April 19, 2017



Brian Daugherty Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Two Girls

March 16, 2017



Kevin Daniel Driggers Convicted of Kidnapping, Burglary, and Assault and Battery in Berkeley County

February 24, 2017



Seventy-Three Year Old Hollywood Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing his Wife

February 14, 2017



James Island drug dealer sentenced to 25 years

February 07, 2017



Solicitor Wilson’s Statement Regarding Mistrial in the trial of Michael Slager

December 05, 2016



Summerville man sentenced to thirty years in prison for violent home invasion

October 26, 2016



Jury Convicts Terrell Smith of Murder and Attempted Murder in Fatal Stabbing of Teenager

September 22, 2016



Charleston Jury Convicts Adrian Simmons for Near Fatal Attack

August 12, 2016



Solicitor Wilson’s Statement Regarding Coroner’s Decision Not to Seek Warrants in the Death of Elijah Washington

July 21, 2016



Man found Guilty of Criminal Domestic Violence, Third Offence

July 18, 2016



Lee Dell Bradley Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for Domestic Violence Murder

July 18, 2016



Solicitor Wilson Announces Indictments against Kenneth Lamar Ancrum

July 13, 2016



Charleston County Jury Convicts Rhajon Sanders of Attempted Murder after Unfounded Claim of Self Defense

June 14, 2016



Charleston County Jury Convicts Stanley Miller of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor in the 3rd Degree

May 23, 2016



Man sentenced for committing two armed robberies

May 17, 2016



Slager Federal Indictment

May 11, 2016



Life Sentence for Murderer Caught on Video

April 14, 2016



Charleston County Jury Convicts David White of Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime.

March 17, 2016



Telly Darnell McClam Sentenced to Life in Prison for Cross County Crime Spree.

March 03, 2016



Charleston County Jury Convicts Maurice Harris of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor in the 2nd Degree and Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor in the 3rd Degree.

March 03, 2016



Miami women convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and felony shoplifting.

February 05, 2016



John Darrieux Sentenced to 30 Years for Moncks Corner Home Invasion.

January 29, 2016



Jury finds North Charleston woman guilty of resisting arrest and failure to stop for blue light.

January 12, 2016



Judge Refuses to Lessen Sentence in Felony DUI Case.

December 30, 2015



Man convicted in home invasion trial apprehended and sentenced.

December 14, 2015



Jury convicts Valentino Hayward for 2013 murder of Deontre Miles.

November 18, 2015



Co-Defendants Sentenced to Life

November 09, 2015



North Charleston Man Convicted of First Degree Burglary

October 15, 2015



North Charleston Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years

October 15, 2015



Joseph Umphlett sentenced to life in prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

October 02, 2015



45 Years for Ladson Man who Raped Young Child

September 17, 2015



Charleston Jury Finds Habitual Traffic Offender Guilty

August 10, 2015



90 Years for Goose Creek Man who Terrorized Bowling Alley and Raped Child

July 19, 2015



North Charleston Man Convicted of Armed Robbery and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime

July 15, 2015



Anthony Mack Franklin Sentenced to 15 Years for Trafficking Heroin

July 12, 2015



Career Criminal Dean Seagers Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Distribution of Crack Cocaine

July 12, 2015



West Ashley Man receives 8 year sentence for Assaulting an Officer

July 09, 2015



Solicitor Wilson Announces Indictments against Dylann Roof

July 06, 2015



Jury convicts Vaughn Hilliard for 2013 murder of Troy Cason

June 11, 2015



Mother's boyfriend convicted of scalding toddler

June 10, 2015



Jquan Scott guilty plea

May 27, 2015



Getaway driver in East Cooper Family Pharmacy Robbery and Unlawful Conduct Towards a Child Sentenced to 13 years

May 07, 2015



Solicitor Wilson’s Response to Media Inquiries Regarding the Prosecution of Defendant Slager

April 23, 2015



North Charleston Fugitive and Drug Dealer Convicted of Drug Trafficking

April 17, 2015



Convicted and Registered Sex Offender Johnny Tamar Brown Sentenced to Life Without Parole

April 16, 2015



State v Slager

April 14, 2015



Solicitor Wilson’s Statement Regarding the Death Penalty and Indictment Timeline in the Walter Scott Case

April 13, 2015



Man convicted for Folly Beach assault

April 13, 2015



Solicitor Wilson’s Statement Regarding Charges against Michael Slager

April 08, 2015



Solicitor Scarlett Wilson announced the following regarding the prosecution of Sierra Shivers

March 30, 2015



North Charleston Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life Without the Possibility of Parole.

March 18, 2015



Man found gulity after stabbing unarmed victim in the chest.

February 19, 2015



Solicitor Wilson Announces Indictments Against Former Sheriff Dewitt

February 10, 2015



Man Convicted of Mt. Pleasant Armed Robbery

January 16, 2015



Jury convicts Kadrin Singleton for 2012 murder of Sharell Williams

January 10, 2015



North Charleston drug dealer convicted of drug charges and assaulting officer

January 09, 2015



Co-Defendants Sentenced to 65 Years

November 17, 2014



Jason Kinloch Convicted for the Murder of Robert Moultrie

October 30, 2014



Timothy Johnson sentenced to 20 years for 2012 shooting of North Charleston Police Department Officer

October 29, 2014



North Charleston Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years

October 09, 2014



Man Sentenced to Fifty Years 2012 Waffle House Shooting

September 19, 2014



Berkeley County Jury finds Defendant Guilty of Criminal Domastic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature

August 26, 2014



The Commission of Lawyer Conduct and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel have dismissed the complaints filed against Solicitor Scarlett Wilson by both a Columbia attorney (Desa Ballard) and a Myrtle Beach attorney(Bobby Frederick).

August 26, 2014



Charleston County Jury Convicts Christopher Gilyard Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 2nd Degree.

August 01, 2014



John's Island man convicted of New Years' night burglary, shooting

July 31, 2014



Father found guilty after deadly shooting of his son and son's finacée

July 25, 2014



Shana Robinson Convicted of Felony DUI Causing Death

June 07, 2014



Berkeley County Man Sentenced to 60 years for Armed Robbery

May 09, 2014



Man gets 33 years for Trafficking Cocaine Base

April 09, 2014



Pedophile sentenced to Thirty-Five years in prison

March 21, 2014



Joseph Mack sentenced to eighteen years in prison

March 19, 2014



First cousin of murder victim sentenced to life

March 19, 2014



Jury Convicts Robert Wright of Murder After Serious Assault Results in Victim’s Death

February 26, 2014



Man get 45 Years for Murder, Attempted Murder

February 20, 2014



Ravenel Man Sentenced to Eighty Years

January 17, 2014



Man Sentenced to Twenty Years for Burglary and Domestic Violence

January 16, 2014



Charges Dismissed in Traffic Accident at Northwoods Mall

January 14, 2014



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