Spartanburg Senator pushes longer life sentences bill
A Spartanburg Republican state senator, Shane Martin, filed a bill adding five crimes to life sentence eligibility under South Carolina law. The proposal targets common law robbery, discharging a weapon into a dwelling, aggravated criminal domestic violence, resisting arrest with a deadly weapon, and taking a weapon from an officer. The measure would operate within the two strikes and three strikes framework, requiring a solicitor to seek life for repeated serious offenses. Martin pressed the measure after meeting with Spartanburg Sheriff Chuck Wright following a shooting case.
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Lawmakers Push to Arm Deputies Over Domestic Violence Threats
Senator Shane Martin and Senator Wright with Solicitor Barry Barnette announced legislation to empower deputies with weapons to remove violent offenders from streets sooner. They cited a deputy involved case and urged public safety support as lawmakers return to Columbia on January 10. The bill is now before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Haley bets shrimp and grits on bowl games
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley wagers Lowcountry shrimp and grits on bowl outcomes. Clemson faces West Virginia in Miami while South Carolina meets Nebraska in Orlando, with Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin contributing prizes.
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21-year-old man shot to death at Olive Garden parking lot
In Columbia 21-year-old Thomas Hoefer was shot in the chest at about 9 p.m. while talking with someone outside an Olive Garden where he had been dining with family. He died later at a hospital. Authorities say the shooter was known to Hoefer and no arrests are made yet. The investigation continues.
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Former S C Treasurer Ravenel backs Ron Paul
Thomas Ravenel, once state treasurer and a prison inmate on a cocaine charge, endorses Ron Paul citing the government’s war on drugs. He argues federal authority threatens liberty and praises Paul for championing individual rights and minimal regulation.
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