Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press

Jeffrey Collins

The Associated Press

Columbia, SC, United States

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Past articles by Jeffrey:

Man gets life sentence for killing mail carrier who refused to deliver marijuana package

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after being convicted of killing a mail carrier who instead of delivering a large... → Read More

SC prisoner faces 2nd life sentence for using cellphone to arrange killing

Daniel Shannon ran his drug ring from prison using contraband cellphones. The director of SC's prisons has spent more than nine years trying to convince the federal government to allow states to jam cellphone signals inside prison walls. → Read More

South Carolina prisoner faces 2nd life sentence for using a cellphone to arrange killing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prisoner serving a life sentence for murder orchestrated killing a man he thought robbed a drug runner for a me... → Read More

Store owner charged with murder in teen’s shooting has shot at suspected shoplifters before

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A store owner in South Carolina charged with murder this week after shooting a teen he wrongly thought stole water has shot at s... → Read More

South Carolina judge halts new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure. → Read More

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure. → Read More

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge put South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold Friday until the state Supreme... → Read More

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure → Read More

Alex Murdaugh indicted on 22 financial fraud charges

Murdaugh, a once prominent attorney serving a life sentence for killing his wife and younger son, is also awaiting trial on around 100 other state charges. → Read More

School shooter asks for mercy from life sentence; teacher, principal want him to stay in prison

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A school shooter serving a life sentence without parole for killing a first grader on a South Carolina playground when he was 14... → Read More

School shooter asks for mercy from life sentence; teacher, principal want him to stay in prison

A school shooter serving a life sentence without parole for killing a first grader on a South Carolina playground when he was 14 is asking a judge to lessen his sentence so he can eventually get out of prison → Read More

School shooter asks for mercy from life sentence; teacher, principal want him to stay in prison

A school shooter serving a life sentence without parole for killing a first grader on a South Carolina playground when he was 14 is asking a judge to lessen his sentence so he can eventually get out of prison → Read More

Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter... → Read More

Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed

Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams and managed to save her sister → Read More

South Carolina man sues police after being shot at 47 times during mental crisis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man is suing a sheriff’s office in South Carolina saying deputies shot at him nearly 50 times when he was having a mental heal... → Read More

South Carolina man sues police after being shot at 47 times during mental crisis

A man is suing a sheriff’s office in South Carolina, saying deputies shot at him about 50 times when he was having a mental health crisis with a shotgun in his lap even though his hands were raised → Read More

As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh may be serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, but the legal system is far from done with him. → Read More

As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue

Alex Murdaugh may be serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, but the legal system is far from done with him → Read More

Executions to return to South Carolina; shield law nears OK

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would allow South Carolina to buy the drugs needed for lethal injection without revealing the name of the company wh... → Read More

Executions may return to South Carolina; shield law nears OK

A bill that would allow South Carolina to buy the drugs needed for lethal injection without revealing the name of the company who sells them will soon be heading for the governor’s desk → Read More