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Fred Hopkins Jr. — who in an abrupt about-face pleaded guilty to killing two Florence law enforcement officers and wounding five others in a 2018 ambush — now intends to appeal his conviction, according to a notice filed with the court.
Frederick Hopkins killed Florence County Sheriff’s deputy Farrah Turner and Florence Police Sgt. Terrence Carraway.
“No matter the penalty, there’s no justice in this.”
FLORENCE (AP) — A 79-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for fatally ambushing police at his South Carolina home. Frederick Hopkins killed two officers, …