14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office

Port Royal man convicted of sexually abusing girl

December 17, 2025

From staff reports A 37-year-old Port Royal man has been convicted of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. Mark William Wurm of Cedarwood Street pleaded…
BCSO deputy suspended without pay after pointing gun at unarmed teenagers

October 1, 2025

Incident happened over weekend on Hilton Head Island By Delayna Earley The Island News On Monday, Sept. 29, many in Beaufort, S.C. woke to…
Gunman in drive-by shooting that killed 5-year-old guilty of murder

May 14, 2025

From staff reports A Beaufort man is headed to prison for firing several shots into a home in the Wagon Branch area of Jasper…
County Council releases audit to law enforcement

August 28, 2024

Sheriff, solicitor say it took far too long to do “appropriate” thing By Delayna Earley The Island News Months after Greenville-based law firm Haynsworth…
Port Royal man charged in sex trafficking ring

July 17, 2024

Jaquan Duvall Barnes extradited from Florida, at Beaufort County Detention Center By Mike McCombs and Delayna Earley The Island News A Port Royal man…

Port Royal man convicted of sexually abusing girl