Maite Murphy News Today

An Orangeburg man arrested after a 10-hour standoff has pleaded guilty to engaging in sex acts with a child.

The First Circuit Solicitor's Office dropped the charge on July 25, 2022, finding it had no evidence Pendarvis willfully violated the Hemp Farming Act.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — South Carolina’s top law enforcer will face a panel of South Carolina state senators Wednesday morning in a long-awaited confirmation hearing to keep his job as the director of the State Law Enforcement Division. Keel joined SLED in 1979. Former Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Keel to lead the statewide […]

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.

A man and woman are the last suspects to plead guilty to charges in a 2022 shooting in Cordova.

An Orangeburg man pleaded guilty to his role in the shooting death of a man in Holly Hill.

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.

COLUMBIA, SC (Queen City News) — It was nearly a year ago that a Dorchester County judge slapped a $11,307.36 sanction on Chief Mark Keel, the head of South Carolina’s top law enforcement agency for a list of discovery abuses arising from his agents’ decision to destroy a hemp farmer’s crop in September 2019. Dorchester […]

The following individuals pleaded guilty to various crimes during recent terms of court at the Orangeburg County Courthouse:

A Potter Springs, Georgia man is in prison after he pleaded guilty to shooting a woman in Orangeburg.