14th Circuit Solicitor's Office​

Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties​

Solicitor’s Office in the news

Solicitor’s Office in the news
Solicitor Stone speaks to reporters

A selection of news items regarding the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office and Solicitor Duffie Stone.

2022

San Francisco’s new D.A. says she can ‘restore order’ while pressing reform. Critics aren’t so sure; July 9, 2022, Gregory Yee, The Los Angeles Times.

Lowcountry Solicitor, Sheriff’s Office talk about abortion law enforcement; July 8, 2022, WSAV.

2021

Solicitor’s Office Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation program expands in Lowcountry; Aug. 3, 2021, WSAV.

Solicitor’s Office unveils new plans to cut down ‘unprecedented’ backlog of criminal cases; May 13, 2021; WSAV

New leadership to head up regional human trafficking task force; April 27, 2021; Hampton County Guardian

2020

Solicitor’s Office uses technology, preparation to deal with case backlog; Nov. 9, 2020; WSAV

Commentary: 9 ways SC should reform criminal justice, improve public trust; June 30, 2020; The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier

Georgia Assigns A New Prosecutor For The Ahmaud Arbery Case; May 11, 2020; National Public Radio

The code breakers: This vault is the epicenter in law enforcement’s battle to unlock encrypted smartphones; Feb. 11, 2020; USA Today

Equally culpable’: SC Supreme Court upholds conviction in Hilton Head child’s murder; Feb. 7, 2020, The (Hilton Head) Island Packet

Lowcountry organization holds meeting to discuss ways to notice, combat human trafficking; Jan. 22, 2020; WTOC

NDAA Announces Human Trafficking Advisory Board and Best Practices Guide; Jan. 30, 2020; National District Attorney’s Association

2019

South Carolina dealing with lack of properly trained nurses for sexual assault victims; Nov. 25, 2019; WTOC

America’s new ‘progressive prosecutors’ are getting pushback; Nov. 12, 2019; The Washington Post

First in the State: Victims’ Services Center opens in the Lowcountry; Oct. 10, 2019; WSAV

Restore Pell Grant Eligibility to Incarcerated Students; Oct. 10, 2019; RouteFifty.com

No charges for Colleton deputy who shot burglary suspect outside Walterboro church; Sept. 29, 2019; WCIV

Ex-priest dies months into SC imprisonment for raping boys; June 26, 2019; WRDW

How Charleston-area police shooting and use of force investigations are changing; May 2, 2019; The (Charleston) Post and Courier

South Carolina fifth-grader Raniya Wright died of natural causes, prosecutor says; April 19, 2019; CNN

Monster Unknown; March 2019; The (Hilton Head) Island Packet

South Carolina lawmakers back bill to combat child torture; March 8, 2019; The Associated Press

Report: Progress made, but SC must do more to combat deadly domestic violence toll; Feb. 6, 2019; The (Charleston) Post and Courier

‘A tragedy, not a crime,’ solicitor says of Beaufort Co. man’s death. Family disagrees; Feb. 4, 2019; The (Hilton Head) Island Packet

Helping innocent people out of jail? Lawyers can’t agree if it should be an added duty; Jan. 24, 2019; The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News

2018

After losing a close race for Beaufort County sheriff, Woodward makes career move; Dec. 14, 2018; The (Hilton Head) Island Packet

Some say it’s time to reevaluate efficacy of jail bonds; Nov. 2, 2018; Statehouse Report.

South Carolina death penalty: Lowcountry solicitor says default electric chair; Feb. 20, 2018; WSAV

2017

Teen charged as adult in connection with deadly 2015 shooting in Ridgeland; Nov. 27, 2017; The (Hilton Head) Island Packet

Should SC attorney general’s office investigate all officer-involved shootings?; Nov. 7, 2017; The (Columbia) State

Why South Carolina solicitor’s offices are turning to social media, videos to reach the public; Nov. 9, 2017; The (Charleston) Post and Courier

Cop’s glasses camera captures shooting up close in S.C.; Aug. 11, 2017; CBS News

Disagreement emerges between solicitors, SLED: Whose job is it to close police shooting probes?; Aug. 2, 2017, The (Charleston) Post and Courier

Pascoe beefs up his SC public corruption team with 3 sitting solicitors; March 13, 2017; The (Columbia) State

Hope Haven of the Lowcountry and CODA merge to combat child abuse and domestic violence; Jan. 23, 2017; WJCL

2016

Duffie Stone wins third term for 14th Circuit Solicitor; June 15, 2016; WTOC

Vets treatment court’s first graduate embraces fresh start; Oct. 4, 2016; The Bluffton Sun

New domestic violence gun law in SC hard to track in court; Feb. 6, 2016; The Associated Press

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