Prosecutor calls shooting ‘brazen and ruthless’ as Yemassee man gets 30 years for restaurant killing
By Graham Cawthon
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WALTERBORO, S.C. (WJCL) — On Wednesday, a Yemassee man was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a woman outside a restaurant and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
A Colleton County jury found Marvis Jermaine Williams, 45, guilty in the Aug. 15, 2023, killing of Mia Tabb in the parking lot of the Barrell House Grille in Walterboro.
Williams was also convicted of possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, following the three-day trial at the Colleton County Courthouse.
“This defendant’s actions were brazen and ruthless,” Assistant Solicitor Julie Kate Keeney of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said in a statement. “His actions resulted in the death of one woman and put others at risk.”
Circuit Court Judge Marvin Dukes imposed the sentence.
Tamika Suewanna Carter, 49, also has been charged with murder in the case.
Williams’ criminal record includes convictions for unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of a stolen weapon in 2005; possession of cocaine in 2013; and obtaining goods under false pretenses over $10,000 and pointing and presenting in 2022.
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