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South Carolina Lawmakers Move to Impeach Midlands Solicitor

Solicitor under fire…

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23 comments

Anonymous December 18, 2025 at 2:31 pm

Nothing out of the ordinary. SC has a long history of corrupt circuit court judges.

Judges do get their panties in a wad when the SC Supreme CT overturns their rulings. Luke Brown was one of them Accused on record the then supremes of not knowing the law, that he himself did. No joke!

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Noseyone Top fan December 18, 2025 at 4:34 pm

what about Todd Rutherford’s role in the Jeroid Price case? He is a lawyer as well as a legislator, he knew what was being done was not right. So he walks away without any reprimand?

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Rebecca Shields Top fan December 19, 2025 at 8:59 am

Exactly. Todd Rutherford is a disgrace to SC. The whole good ole boy system is a sham

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Anonymous December 19, 2025 at 3:54 pm

Former Federal prosecutor Bart Daniels saw how bad SC was in his days during Operation Lost Trust. Good man. When we talked was salient he had a brilliant mind and was honest to a fault.

Nothing, sad to say, has effectuated much change in the court system. Little to no purge of bad judges and attorneys. The number of criminal prosecutions should be high, yet are terribly low. Something for the bad apples in public offices. and even staff members The system is severely tainted. Thousands of others like yourself know this. All lawmakers and attorneys normally have dirt on others they know and may work with. And Judges are included. Former SC Senator Hugh Leatherman even would have been so easy to take down, however, his cronies protected him in all sorts of ways. He served untill his death. Will often wrote about him.

SLED is still like it was during the dishonest pretentious days when Robert Stewart was chief. Agents were accused of illegal operations under rubber stamped court approvals.. Most of it was accused of revolving around secret politically motivated reasons.

Being outspoken as you are is a good thing. Others need to know the ugly truth. As a federal prosecutor once told me when it came to people in government, that “you have to force them to obey the law.” The FBI was fully prepared to arrest not only a couple of SC lawyers, but also a then sitting SC State judge if the lawyers acted on their written intentions to prosecute a person for doing what the Constitution and Laws of the United States fully affords anyone to exercise. Those SC lawyers ended up being branded as pathological liars, and quickly humiliated over their illegal behavior. To this day, under SC law they can still be subjected to criminal complaints and even face years in state prison. SC has no statutes of limitations for their felony conduct.

Always be the courageous lion that you are, Rebecca. You are not walking alone. Others who are cautious are everywhere.

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Do you really care? December 18, 2025 at 4:44 pm

LOL outrage at this, but Will and others are silent on the thousands of criminals Trump has set free since January.

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J Doe December 18, 2025 at 5:19 pm

For real.

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Anonymous December 19, 2025 at 11:53 am

Get Help!

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J Doe December 18, 2025 at 5:22 pm

Unless he broke a law, like by encouraging people to riot and attack the statehouse to interfere with the legislature’s duties, isn’t this a matter for the electorate to decide whether they want him to continue to serve or not? Seems like a slippery slope when the legislature decides it knows what’s best for the citizens of Richland County.

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Thomas O'Brien Top fan December 18, 2025 at 11:18 pm

Sounds Like Duffie Stone in Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton County! He Needs to be Investigated By Sled!!

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CongareeCatfish Top fan December 19, 2025 at 9:01 am

I’m pretty sure the Supreme Court wants to see this happen, as well it should. If you watch the hearing with Rutherford and AG Wilson before the court, the questions and comments the court makes show that they were very, very disturbed by the course of action underlying these events by Gipson, Rutherford, and Judge Manning.

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The Colonel Top fan December 19, 2025 at 9:55 am

Start with Gipson, the head south for Stone. Along the way, pick up Rutherford, Manning and Horry County’s Police Department. Once you’re done with them G’Ville is calling…

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J Doe December 19, 2025 at 1:35 pm

Greenville just got a new Solicitor. You think she should be impeached as well?

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DownWithGipson December 19, 2025 at 11:01 am

Interesting that FITS takes this position now… despite years of behind the scenes deals between Folks and Gipson, trading info to keep Gipson’s office and employees out of the media.

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MaryContrary Top fan January 3, 2026 at 10:00 pm

Prove it.

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RC Voter December 19, 2025 at 9:39 pm

Gipson lets thugs with no jobs or roots out, yet keeps Mr Chow, a businessman locked away with no bond for shooting an armed thug in training. Arguably, Mr Chow was in a self-defense situation; yet Lott and Gipson pander to their voting base by keeping this old man locked away.

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Joshua Kendrick Top fan December 20, 2025 at 9:08 am

That is the problem you and Will seem to have. You want tough on crime, lock em up, no bonds. Until you don’t. Then you want a prosecutor who thinks about what has happened and acts with consideration. Again, until you don’t.

Not a one of you (Will, commenters, politicians, etc) understands the legal system yet we have to listen to what is wrong with it from people who don’t know anything about it.

And yes, to head off Will’s little crew of devoted and useful idiots, I’m a lawyer. Blah blah blah. Skip the ad hominem bullshit from the ex-cops and weirdos and explain why we should be impeaching a solicitor for this? I bet I will not see a single comment that isn’t a personally attack unrelated to this issue. Because that’s all you got.

And if the idea is this situation with the Price case, I represented the codefendant in that case and Will hasn’t at all accurately represented the facts of that case. Because if he isn’t lying about the judicial system or something else, he isn’t publishing.

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Anonymous December 20, 2025 at 7:30 pm

When people die at the hands of those who are career felons out on low bonds, sweetheart and backroom deals we know enough. Enter Ms Federico. We know enough to see the corruptness of the system. We know enough to see leaches like your self and Todd Rutherford use the system to your advantage. You people are about 2 things, money and winning. Justice isn’t even part of your vocabulary.

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Joshua Kendrick Top fan December 21, 2025 at 12:54 am

You are an idiot. That’s indisputable. But was unknown. Now it’s not. This bought and paid for blog is helpful in identifying those like yourself. Now come back without the anonymous label. Bet you don’t believe in your silly position enough to do that, right?

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Anonymous December 21, 2025 at 11:52 am

Where am I wrong? Before that case there were others all over SC many during covid when judges released violent offenders for them only to commit more violent crime.

Anonymous December 21, 2025 at 11:59 am

Besides it’s an opinionated blog. You’re the only idiot posting under their real name.

Joshua Kendrick Top fan December 21, 2025 at 6:13 pm

Putting aside the personal argument we are getting into, which specific cases are you talking about?

Anonymous December 22, 2025 at 6:07 am

I don’t remember the names or specifics but I think they were during covid 2021-2022, I think. 1 was in Greenwood county, 1 was in Georgetown county, both violent offenders, both released on low bonds, both committed violent felonies again while out. I think there was another in Richland county around the same time

Joshua Kendrick Top fan December 26, 2025 at 11:47 am

So…three cases around 4 years ago. Any chance that’s something that could not be predicted? Do you have the numbers on how many people were released and did nothing? Because Will and the rest of you claim it’s a systematic problem. But if we take all his examples, it ends up being a very tiny percentage.

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