Upstate man sentenced for drive-by shooting, burglary

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6 days ago

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – A Spartanburg man pleaded guilty Friday to a slew of charges, including discharging a firearm into a vehicle and burglary.
36-year-old Brandon Kevon White was sentenced to 15 years for second-degree burglary, five years for petit larceny, 10 years for breach of peace of a high & aggravated nature and 10 years for discharging a firearm into a vehicle.
In October 2023, it was reported that White participated in a shoot-out between three vehicles as they were driven through Spartanburg County and the city. The defendant was traveling in a Ford Escort driven by another individual.
The shooting occurred after both individuals were reportedly threatened by an armed man at a boarding house. White went to a friend's home where he armed himself.
Upon seeing the man who had previously threatened him, White shot at the vehicle. Gunshots were exchanged between the defendant's vehicle, the other vehicle and a third vehicle as they traveled through the county.
Most of the participants could not be identified. However, White and another gunshot victim were taken to a nearby hospital.
At the hospital, White admitted to authorities that he shot at the other vehicles but said he did so in self-defense. Surveillance footage showed the Ford Escort pursuing the two other involved vehicles, with White hanging out of the Escort's passenger window, shooting at the vehicles.
In April 2024, officers responded to a burglary on Bryant Road in Spartanburg. The victim reported that he had left his home the day before, and when he returned, the front door was open and the door frame was broken.
Several items were missing from the home. In the course of the investigation, the victim told authorities that White was his neighbor, and the victim used to give White a ride when asked but had recently refused to do so.
The night of the burglary, the victim reported that he had again refused to give White a ride.
When officers spoke with White, he admitted to entering the home after the victim left and taking a television and gaming console.
Officials also mentioned that White has a prior criminal history, including convictions for forgery, second-degree burglary, obtaining goods by false pretenses, second-degree assault & battery, common law robbery, stalking, driving under suspension and numerous counts of shoplifting.
All of White's sentences were ordered to run concurrently with each other.
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