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2nd Jasper man convicted in Bluffton Parkway shooting that killed high schoolfootball star
BEAUFORT, SC (Oct. 2, 2023) – A second Jasper County resident has been convicted for the 2021 shooting death of a popular Bluffton High School …
Beaufort man guilty of manslaughter in brutal stabbing death
BEAUFORT, S.C. (Sept. 29, 2023) – A Beaufort man who stabbed a woman in the neck, killing her during a botched robbery attempt, has pleaded …
Beaufort County General Sessions jury-trial docket for week of 9/25/2023
A list of potential jury trials for the Sept. 25-29, 2023, term of Beaufort County General Sessions Court, the Honorable Ferrell Cothran Jr. presiding. Please …
A legacy of innovation
Under Solicitor Duffie Stone, the 14th Circuit Solicitor’ Office has emerged as a leader in cutting-edge strategies that hold people accountable, assist victims and make our communities safer. Among our innovations:
What has this innovation brought?: South Carolina’s 14th Circuit is one of only two in the state to gain population during the 2010s, while also reducing the number of General Sessions warrants. That’s right! While the number of residents rose, the number of criminal offenses actually fell.
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14th Circuit Victims Services Center
Does your partner push you, slap you, choke you or hit you? Does your partner tell you that you are a bad parent and threaten to take your children away? Perhaps your partner acts as if the abuse is no big deal. To the contrary, it too often turns deadly – a 2018 Washington Post analysis of 4,484 killings of women indicated nearly half died at the hands of an intimate partner.