James Pollard

February 05, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The complaint marks another attempt by abortion providers to relax the state's so-called fetal heartbeat law. The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed course last summer when it upheld the ban after striking down a similar version.

By James Pollard | The Associated Press

5 minute read

January 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The South Carolina judge's narrow rules were tougher than those sought by Murdaugh's lawyers during the Tuesday hearing, held to determine the scope of the three-day evidentiary hearing later this month.

By James Pollard | The Associated Press

5 minute read

November 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Alex Murdaugh agreed to plead guilty to 22 total counts, including money laundering, breach of trust and financial fraud, in exchange for a 27-year sentence. Judge Clifton Newman said he intends to officially accept the plea deal during a sentencing hearing set for Nov. 28 so that victims or their families may attend.

By James Pollard | The Associated Press

3 minute read

September 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn't done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel…

By James Pollard and Jeffrey Collins | The Associated Press

6 minute read

March 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online

According to a lawsuit filed this week by a Black woman who worked at a Maurice's Piggie Park BBQ location in Columbia, the man who ran it, general manager Jeff Harrison, coerced her early last year into a sexual relationship with promises of a raise, which he paid.

By James Pollard | The Associated Press

3 minute read

March 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online

True crime enthusiasts, concerned onlookers and many others found the case to be the latest subject of their fascination in the years-long unraveling of a mystery that jurors weighed in a six-week trial that culminated in a deliberation that took less than three hours. Murdaugh, 54, received life in prison at a Friday morning sentencing.

By James Pollard | The Associated Press

6 minute read

March 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"As I tell you again, I respect this court. But I am innocent. I would never under any circumstances hurt my wife Maggie and I would never under any circumstances hurt my son Paul-Paul," Alex Murdaugh said.

By Jeffrey Collins and James Pollard | The Associated Press

5 minute read

March 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison without parole when he is sentenced, which in South Carolina is typically right after the verdict but can be delayed if a judge chooses.

By Jeffrey Collins and James Pollard | The Associated Press

6 minute read

January 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Justice Kaye Hearn, who left a vacancy after reaching the court's retirement age of 72, was only the second female justice in the court's history. She followed Jean Toal, who became the state's first female justice in 1988.

By James Pollard | The Associated Press

5 minute read

December 01, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Snowballing accounts of cheerleaders' alleged abuse have led to increased scrutiny around the sport since the founder of an elite South Carolina cheerleading gym reportedly killed himself in late August amid an investigation into abuse.

By James Pollard | The Associated Press

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