CHURCH DEACON FOUND GUILTY IN BENCH TRIAL

A former Mt. Carmel church deacon is free pending sentencing following a sex charge conviction in a bench trial by Richland County judge Larry Dunn.

A former Mt. Carmel church deacon is free pending sentencing following a sex charge conviction in a bench trial by Richland County judge Larry Dunn.
Fear of retribution was the big thing on more than one prospective juror’s mind today as the first day of jury selection in the Brandon Jenkins murder trial got underway.

Judge Larry Dunn all but came out and said in the open today that the witnesses in the murder case against Brandon Jenkins need to stay clear of the courtroom when jury selection is going on.

The herd was thick but so was the security at the Richland County courthouse this morning at a “status hearing” held for Brandon Jenkins.