Man sentenced to 45 years in 2025 I-26 murder in Newberry
(Courtesy: Newberry Co. Detention Center) Wilfrido Luna
NEWBERRY CO., S.C. (WOLO) – A man charged with the domestic killing of a woman on I-26 last year has been sentenced.
8th Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo says Wilfrido George Luna was sentenced to 45 years in prison after he pled guilty to the murder.
According to investigators, on August 18, 2025, Luna was driving with Rose Kewlani, 52, when their vehicle stopped along the Exit 82 off-ramp of I-26 West.
Witnesses told police they saw Luna coming from behind the vehicle and shot Kewlani, who later died from her injuries.
Luna’s sentence will be served day-for-day with no possibility of parole under State law.
