Robert Allen Gaffney, a 38-year-old man from Lexington County, has been convicted of Attempted Murder following a plea entered March 13.
The Honorable Walton J. McLeod IV sentenced Gaffney to 25 years in prison. Under South Carolina law, the Attempted Murder charge is classified as a violent crime and is a “no parole” offense. There were no plea negotiations on this charge.
This case was prosecuted by 11th Circuit Assistant Solicitor Whitney Taylor. This case was investigated by Inv. Brandon Kinder of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department…