Judge sentences Horry County man on drug charges

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – A Longs man has been sentenced to prison on multiple drug-related charges.

The Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced on Thursday that Gerald Steele, 49, pleaded guilty to second-offense trafficking cocaine and second-offense possession with intent to distribute heroin.

Steele was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Due to the charges, Steele’s sentence is considered violent and serious under South Carolina’s three-strikes law. The solicitor’s office says Steele is not eligible for parole…

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