Man gets 35 years for killing club security guard

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 29-year-old Harleyville man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a security guard who had kicked him out of an Orangeburg County nightclub moments earlier.

The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/sw6fdw ) that Rodney Neals pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and attempted murder after a jury was selected to hear his case.

Authorities say Neals was upset in October 2010 because Deshon Potts and another security guard turned him away at the door of the Allen Murray Club because he was banned from the nightspot after shooting at a man who tried to walk away from a fight a year before.

Investigators say Neals fired three shots at the closed door. Two passed through and one struck Potts and killed him.

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Information from: The Times & Democrat, http://www.timesanddemocrat.com