Armed man who broke into SC home & attacked couple goes to prison, officials say
A South Carolina man is going to prison for decades after he was convicted of a home invasion in the Midlands, according to the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
On Nov. 7, a Kershaw County jury convicted Troy Douglas Jenkins of first-degree burglary, two counts of kidnapping, armed robbery, first-degree assault & battery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, the solicitor’s office said in a news release.
Jenkins, a 60-year-old Camden resident, was then sentenced to 45 years in a South Carolina Department of Corrections prison by Judge T.W. McGee III, according to the release.
On Feb. 19, 2023, Jenkins broke into the downtown Camden home of an elderly couple and attacked them with a knife, the solicitor’s office said. Jenkins injured the husband and demanded money, but left the house after the man retrieved his gun, according to the release.
The wife called 911 as Jenkins ran down Lyttleton Street, and he was spotted near there by Camden Police Department officers, the solicitor’s office said. After a brief chase through the neighborhood, officers detained Jenkins on Chesnut Street, according to the release.
Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies were also involved in the search, and a K-9 officer found the couple’s stolen cash and a KFC work shirt belonging to Jenkins along his escape path, the solicitor’s office said.
A neighbor later found the knife used in the attack under a brush pile and turned it over to police, who led the investigation, according to the release.
Assistant Solicitors Michael Bradbury and Paul Walton prosecuted the case for the solicitor’s office. Camden attorney John Tate, was listed as Jenkins lawyer, Kershaw County court records show.
“I want to thank everyone involved for securing justice for the victims in this case,” Camden Police Chief Jack Rushing said on social media.
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