SC federal prosecutor seeks death penalty for first time since commutations

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 292

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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COLUMBIA — The state’s top federal prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a paramedic, South Carolina’s U.S. attorney announced Wednesday.

This would mark the first federal death penalty case in the state since former President Joe Biden commuted nearly all federal death sentences to life in prison in December 2024, just before the end of his term.

At least three other people have …

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