Defendant convicted, sent to prison
A jury in Oconee General Sessions Court returned a quick verdict – of guilty. Beth Blundy, assistant solicitor, said the jury found Tony Avella Sanders convicted on both charges: burglary third degree and petty larceny. From Judge McIntosh came a sentence of five years in prison, suspended to three years in prison, followed by probation and a directive that Sanders must make restitution to the victim Benny Blackwell who lost possessions during the September 2021 burglary of a shed on his Westminster Highway property.