Jonathan Russell Saylor, 36, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted in a Lexington County jury trial for a 2023 hotel shooting in West Columbia, South Carolina.
What Saylor was convicted of
Saylor was found guilty on:
- Two counts of attempted murder
- Shooting into an occupied building
- Possession of a machine gun
- Possession of methamphetamine
Judge Shawn Graham handed down a 25‑year prison term for the attempted murder charges, which are classified under South Carolina law as violent, most serious, no‑parole offenses; all of his sentences will run concurrently (at the same time).
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What happened at the hotel
- On January 17, 2023, officers from the West Columbia Police Department responded to a disturbance at the Hilton Inn and Gardens on McSwain Drive in West Columbia (Lexington County).
- After the hotel manager asked…