A sentencing hearing in a murder case turned into a time where a family stood before the man who killed their loved one and forgave him.
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail from Sept. 16 to Sept. 22. The C-P will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at 736-2611 for corrections.
Dorian Y. Abram, 30, Columbia, arrested by MCSO, charged with contempt of court.
POPLARVILLE — Tommy Duff grew teary-eyed on the witness stand Tuesday as he recalled the night in 2016 when he learned about a conspiracy to kidnap him and the ensuing effects on his life.
POPLARVILLE — The trial for a former Columbia man accused of leading a plot to kidnap and extort a prominent Columbia businessman began Monday.
A Foxworth man will serve 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting and armed robbery in two separate incidents from 2018.
Circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell handed down the sentences Sept. 19 to Antonio Deante White, 28, 87 Water Valley Road, according to court documents.
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8. The C-P will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at 736-2611 for corrections.
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail from Aug. 26 to Sept. 2. The C-P will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at 736-2611 for corrections.
One arrest has been made so far with more arrests expected in a July 12 shooting on Rural Center Lane.
Usher Jackson, 19, of Columbia, was charged recently with aggravated assault related to the incident at a party outside the New Zion Methodist Church Activity Center.
A federal judge has filed an initial order regarding an excessive force lawsuit against Columbia police, dismissing some of the claims but declining to throw out the case.
U.S. District Court Judge Keith Starrett issued the opinion last month in “Shamber Hollins vs. City of Columbia.”
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail by local law enforcement agencies from July 15 to July 21. The Columbian-Progress will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at (601) 736-2611 to request a correction.
