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, June 18 2013 8:30 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:30:57 GMT
Derek Rogers, an inmate at the Chatham County Detention Center, attacked Officer Meeks, the officer assigned to watch over him, just before 11 p.m. June 16.More >>
Derek Rogers, an inmate at the Chatham County Detention Center, attacked Officer Meeks, the officer assigned to watch over him, just before 11 p.m. June 16.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:06:00 GMT
Residents near a LaRoche Avenue event center say the business has broken promises, and the law, after being given a second chance by Chatham County lawmakers to remain open last August. More >>
Residents near a LaRoche Avenue event center say the business has broken promises, and the law, after being given a second chance by Chatham County lawmakers to remain open last August. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:53 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:53:07 GMT
Chatham County lawmakers are trying to come up with a list of capital projects attractive enough that it will entice taxpayers to hand over a penny on the dollar. More >>
Chatham County lawmakers are trying to come up with a list of capital projects attractive enough that it will entice taxpayers to hand over a penny on the dollar. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:39 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:39:30 GMT
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have charged Mark Allen Adkins, 22, with murder and two counts of aggravated assault in the shooting of three people that led to the death of one victim on May 16.More >>
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have charged Mark Allen Adkins, 22, with murder and two counts of aggravated assault in the shooting of three people that led to the death of one victim on May 16.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:32 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:32:02 GMT
Despite criticisms from a Savannah city council member, SCMPD Chief Willie Lovett tells WTOC he is standing behind both the interbal affairs review and the FBI report clearing the department of any federal violations. More >>
Despite criticisms from a Savannah city council member, Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Chief Willie Lovett tells WTOC he is standing behind both the interbal affairs review and the FBI report clearing the department of any federal violations.More >>
LeQuint Johnson (Source: Sumter-Lee Detention Center)
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