RIDGELAND, SC (Aug. 18, 2025) — A Yemassee man who opened fire on two carloads of people, wounding five — including two children and a pregnant woman — has been sentenced to prison.
Anthony Denzel Roberson, 23, of Gopher Lane in Hampton County, pleaded guilty Monday to five counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime in connection with an Aug. 31, 2023, shooting in Jasper County.
The gunfire began at a gas station off Interstate 95 at Exit 33 in Pocotaligo, an unincorporated community. When the victims tried to drive away in two separate vehicles, shots were fired from a black pickup that followed them, forcing both vehicles off the roadway. The driver of one of the vehicles and one of the children in the backseat were struck. One victim was flown by helicopter to a hospital…