COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Former South Carolina Senator and Attorney Dick Harpootlian is hitting the shelves with his new book. The book launch for “Dig Me a Grave” starts this Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 701 Whaley Street. Curtis spoke with the author about how this book focuses on his prosecution of South Carolina serial killer Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins….
“My wife Melissa grabbed me and we said this, ‘Today – ‘Logan Strong.’ That’s what we’re going with from here on out. Representing her professionally with integrity and to make sure that no stone gets unturned,” Stephen Federico says.
A Midlands attorney and former state lawmaker is getting into the book business.
“His position has changed on choice. He said he voted against the Heartbeat Bill. If it truly has changed, he needs to come into these neighborhoods where he lost dramatically yesterday and explain with sincerity on that position. He also indicated he voted against the conference committee on guns, he needs to explain why. He’s got to come in and sell his position as a Democrat to Democrats,” Harpootlian says.
Harpootlian addressed the large number of repeat DUI offenders between 2020 and 2023 by saying, “There were over 4,000 DUI arrests for DUI 2nd and above. Of which 2,000 of those were plead to DUI first.”
“This is not the trial of Ms. Hill. And issues about motives and so forth and the possible commission of crimes are not what this inquiry is about. It is about her contact if any with the juror, and what she said,” says Judge Jean Toal.
Lawyer and South Carolina State Senator Dick Harpootlian announced on social media Thursday morning he will be running for re-election in Senate District 26.
According to Representative Heather Bauer, she and other city officials are working on building a commerce-focused relationship with Ireland.
Alex Murdaugh’s Defense Attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin held a news conference in front of the Colleton County Courthouse following today’s guilty verdict.
Alex Murdaugh’s former law partner said Tuesday that he is past his anger over millions of dollars stolen from the firm, as the final witnesses in the South Carolina double murder trial testified and the court prepared to bring jurors to the scene of the killings.
