KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) – A Midlands man was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering his mother’s fiancé.
The 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said a jury found Quinterra Siriwat guilty of murder and possession of a weapon after the commission of a violent crime. The verdict came on Wednesday after a trial that began on Monday.
Prosecutors said Siriwat shot and killed 36-year-old Vidal Bastien in December 2020 on Fort Jackson Road in Lugoff. Deputies from the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office found Bastien on his bed with several gunshot wounds.
Investigators later found Siriwat lived at the home with his mother and Bastien, who were engaged. Siriwat initially claimed he was outside with his mother when the shots were fired and that he saw his sister’s ex-boyfriend leaving the home…