Franklin Wright’s life of crime summary notes
A law enforcement officer testified that the defendant broke into the Beech home on October 17. The court heard the officer describe the incident and related details during proceedings.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 2010
Page
7
A law enforcement officer testified that the defendant broke into the Beech home on October 17. The court heard the officer describe the incident and related details during proceedings.
Franklin Wright, 21, identified as the suspect in a reported incident involving assault, battery with intent to kill, and grand larceny. Investigators say he attacked a girl, tore clothing, and assaulted her as bystanders attempted to intervene. Federal land banks involvement referenced from 1976.
Three inmates escaped from the Central Correctional Institution in Columbia on Tuesday and were recaptured within minutes. Franklin Wright, 22, and Charles Fort Richey, 21, were taken into custody almost immediately after the fence climb, while Robert Lee Pew, 19, was found perched in a tree nearby. Wright is jailed for 18 years on multiple felonies, Pew for two years on resisting an officer, and Richey for 40 years for armed robbery, larceny and rape. All three faces escape charges from July 20, 1977.
A Beech Island man is tied to a reported incident, with scant readable details. The fragment mentions rope and terms that are unclear, offering little verifiable context or names. Further confirmation from the original report is required.
Franklin Wright, a Beech Island man, with early 1970s South Carolina cases, faces a homicide escalation claim. His record includes 1973 home invasion assault, 1975 parole, 1976 rape and grand larceny sentences, a 1988 burglary and armed robbery conviction, and a history of violence while living in Beech Island.
The Aiken County Republican Party passes a formal rebuke censuring U S Senator Lindsey Graham for backing liberal agendas and amnesty proposals says he deserts Republican principles and will be barred from party meetings. It notes opposition to cap and trade and Supreme Court nominees and states the censure was adopted September 2 2010.
Opinion writers question the Aiken County Republican Party's move to censure Senator Lindsey Graham. The letter prompts debate on party discipline and loyalty within South Carolina GOP ranks.
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