A Columbia man was sentenced to 40 years in jail for a murder committed in 2023.

Johnny Fletcher Jr. recently pleaded guilty to the murder of Nicholas Bonepart in Columbia, South Carolina. He received a 40-year sentence in the state Department of Corrections.

Case Details

The incident occurred on August 5, 2023, when Columbia Police responded to a shots-fired call on Waverly Street. Officers found 32-year-old Bonepart unresponsive in his vehicle’s driver’s seat, having been shot at least five times; EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

Crime Circumstances

Witnesses reported that Fletcher attempted to rob Bonepart by demanding he empty his pockets during what police described as a narcotics-related transaction. When Bonepart tried to drive away, Fletcher fired into the…..

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