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About the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office
The Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office is the chief prosecuting agency for Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties. Covering 3,200 square-miles of South Carolina’s renowned Lowcountry, we are the only five-county circuit in the state.
Our primary role is to prosecute all cases in General Sessions Court, certain misdemeanors in Magistrate’s Court and all criminal cases in Family Court. Each year, we prosecute approximately 5,000 cases.
Additionally, our office operates a number of prevention programs including pre-trial intervention, worthless check, alcohol education, traffic education, treatment-based courts and juvenile arbitration.
The office is led by the Solicitor, who is elected every four years. Solicitor Duffie Stone was appointed by the Governor in 2006. He was re-elected in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
Latest Press Releases
Solicitor’s Office collects essential items for children’s shelter
OKATIE, SC (Feb. 25, 2021) – A carload of essential items was donated this week to the area’s only home for abused and neglected children, …
Beaufort drug dealer convicted in federal court
CHARLESTON, SC (Dec. 18, 2020) – A convicted felon from Beaufort who was found with drugs and stolen guns in 2018 and again in 2019 …
Hilton Head man sent to prison for hit-and-run death of bicyclist
BEAUFORT, SC (Oct. 22, 2020) – A Hilton Head Island man charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 66-year-old bicyclist has been sentenced to …
The Solicitor's Office in other news media
A collection of news stories involving the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office and Solicitor Duffie Stone.
Community News
Solicitor’s Office collects essential items for children’s shelter
OKATIE, SC (Feb. 25, 2021) – A carload of essential items was donated this week to the area’s only home for abused and neglected children, …
Retired SLED agent details Walterboro cold case in new book
The Lowcountry Murder of Gwendolyn Elaine Fogle by Retired SLED Agent Lt. Rita Shuler
Mock trial competition offers real-world experience during pandemic
Assistant Solicitor Dustin Whetsel addresses a remote jury during the Mock Trial Competition.
Important Documents
Position Papers & Court Documents
- 2020 Teaching Hospital Model and the Criminal Justice System
- 2018 SC Commission on Prosecution Coordination Officer Involved Shooting Task Force survey results
- Intelligence-led prosecution in a medium-sized office
- Project Safe
- SCCPC Domestic Violence Crimes Chart (Both sides)
- State v. Young Jr.
- Effective criminal-justice reform in SC
Domestic Violence Advisory Committee
Solicitor Duffie Stone has been chairman of the S.C. Domestic Violence Advisory Committee since its inception in 2015. This multidisciplinary body was formed to decrease the incidences of domestic violence by developing an understanding of its causes, planning and implementing changes within agencies represented on the committee to stem domestic violence; and advising the governor and General Assembly on policies and practices that will prevent domestic violence.