CONWAY, S.C. — A Columbia man was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges connected to a string of armed robberies in Myrtle Beach.
Asa Saiyon Price, 20, pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery, one county of first-degree burglary, and one count of kidnapping, according to the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitors Office.
Circuit Court Judge David P. Caraker Jr. sentenced price to 20 years in prison for each offense, with the sentences running concurrently. Because the convictions are classified as violent, “most serious” offenses under South Carolina law, Price must serve at least 85% of his sentences before becoming eligible for parole…