A Beaufort man was sentenced to 3 decades in prison for the 2021 killing of a 5-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting on his grandmother’s home, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
Gregory Harris Scott, 23, pleaded guilty Thursday to three felony charges related to the fatal gunfire, which struck and killed 5-year-old DeAndre “Master” Robinson as the boy played with his father in the front bedroom. Prosecutors say he had no previous criminal record.
His sister, 30-year-old Mittie Scott, has yet to stand trial after she was charged as an accessory to the killing earlier this year.
Scott’s sentences for the two lesser gun charges would run concurrently with his 30-year term for murder, according to Jasper County court records. He would receive credit for just over 1,200 days already spent in the Jasper County jail, bringing his maximum sentence to about 27 years…