Crime and courts around the South Carolina Lowcountry

Here is the latest crime and court news from around our corner of the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Grays Hill man gets decade in prison for 2019 shooting

Courtesy of the 14th Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office

BEAUFORT, S.C. — A Grays Hill man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a 2019 shooting at a Seabrook home.

Alexander Xavier Smalls, 26, pleaded guilty as charged Tuesday to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime. His plea came just before his jury trial was to begin in Beaufort County General Sessions Court…

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