Friday, February 4 2011 5:57 PM EST2011-02-04 22:57:54 GMT
Lequint Johnson (Source: Sumter-Lee Detention Center)
A Lee County mother wants answers after the State Supreme Court threw out two murder convictions on one of the men charged with killing her son.More >>
BISHOPVILLE, SC (AP/WIS) - A Bishopville man who was once serving a life sentence for two murders has now been found not guilty in the crimes after an investigator's mistake.
The Item of Sumter reports a Lee County jury acquitted LeQuint Johnson on Wednesday.
The South Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Johnson in 2010 after ruling an investigator at his first trial in 2007 read Johnson's nickname in co-defendant Sharod Frazier's confession after it had been redacted.
In that trial, Johnson was found guilty of killing 27-year-old Tyrone Dinkins and 54-year-old Joseph "Bud" Reames during a 2004 robbery outside Bishopville on Highway 154. He was sentenced to life.
Johnson never confessed to the killings.
Johnson's lawyer says there was no physical evidence linking Johnson to the killing and the man who said he killed the victims lied to get a deal from prosecutors.
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Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:16:16 GMT
Georgia Department of Transportation will be installing a temporary left lane closure on I-16/S.R. 404 between mile post 129 and mile post 140 in Bulloch County.More >>
Georgia Department of Transportation will be installing a temporary left lane closure on I-16/S.R. 404 between mile post 129 and mile post 140 in Bulloch County.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:08:54 GMT
At approximately 6:30 p.m. May 19, a two year old fell out of a moving vehicle onto the road at the intersection of West Main St. and Stockyard Rd. in Statesboro.More >>
At approximately 6:30 p.m. May 19, a two year old fell out of a moving vehicle onto the road at the intersection of West Main St. and Stockyard Rd. in Statesboro.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:37:03 GMT
Frederick Mcleod, 37, of Port Royal, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for the home invasion and attempted rape of his downstairs neighbor.More >>
Frederick Mcleod, 37, of Port Royal, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for the home invasion and attempted rape of his downstairs neighbor.More >>
LeQuint Johnson (Source: Sumter-Lee Detention Center)
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