Man sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting S.C. trooper in York County Man sentenced for shooting SC state trooper By Kristi O'Connor | December 9, 2020 at 2:46 PM EST - Updated December 9 at 6:07 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting a South Carolina Highway Patrol officer in York County in 2019. Willie Wright, who pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday, was sentenced to 30 years for attempted murder and five years for possession of a firearm during a violent crime. It was the maximum sentence negotiated in his plea deal. Willie Wright pleads guilty to attempted murder. Prosecutors say we are going to hear from the trooper who was shot. @WBTV_Newspic.twitter.com/0mCttL3Ulo— Morgan Newell WBTV (@MorganNewellTV) December 9, 2020