Lexington County man sentenced in South Carolina's first fentanyl-induced homicide conviction

Man sentenced in South Carolina’s first fentanyl-induced homicide case

A Lexington County man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in South Carolina's first conviction under the state's fentanyl-induced ho

Lexington County man first to be convicted under SC’s new fentanyl law

A Lexington County man was the first to be convicted under South Carolina’s latest fentanyl law, which criminalizes fentanyl-induced deaths, according to the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Standing before Circuit Court Judge Debra McCaslin, Bradford Wayne Jovanelly, 46, pled guilty…

Lexington County man sentenced in South Carolina's first fentanyl-induced homicide conviction

Prosecutors say the landmark Lexington County case marks South Carolina's first conviction under the 2025 fentanyl-induced homicide statute.