Man sentenced for 2023 hotel standoff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– A Charleston man will spend 25 years in prison after opening fire on law enforcement officers.

Officials with the 11th Circuit Solicitors Office say Jonathan Saylor was sentenced in connection with a shooting at a West Columbia hotel in 2023.

Investigators say in January of that year Saylor barricaded himself inside the Hilton Garden Inn on McSwain Drive following a domestic violence incident.

He’s accused of shooting at authorities from his hotel room.

Officials say Saylor was struck in the hip during the shootout.