Henry County Circuit Judge James McGarry found Ross Thomas Eckert, 36, guilty of object sexual penetration of a victim less than 13 years old, possession of child pornography, and 35 counts of possession of child pornography/second or subsequent offense on June 26.
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Jim McBride won the race for a first-of-its-kind Johns Island anchor district. William Tinkler and Mike Gastin will vie for a seat representing part of West Ashley in a Nov.
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg is headed to a runoff with former Republican state Rep. William Cogswell Nov. 17 after a six-way race in which Cogswell outpolled Tecklenburg by about 1,400 votes out of 30,000.