Judge sentences teen accused of running over Richland County deputy to 10 years in prison

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A teenager charged with hitting a Richland County Deputy with a stolen vehicle last year pleaded guilty in a Richland County Courthouse this morning.

Jamon Cheatham is charged as an adult with attempted murder and other charges.

Jamon Cheatham
was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Accused of running over a Richland County deputy.

In 2022 Deputy Sarah Merriman and another deputy found Cheatham in a stolen vehicle at a business on Two Notch Road.

When deputies say he revered and hit Merriman and later hit a patrol vehicle.

A judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison.