ROCK HILL, S.C. — A South Carolina judge denied the request for a retrial and a shorter sentence for a man convicted of killing a retired police officer.
Rock Hill Lieutenant Larry Vaughn was found dead in his downtown apartment in 2021.
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Even Hawthorne was arrested the next day. In September, he was found guilty and sentenced to life.
Our partners at the Rock Hill Herald report the defense wanted a retrial to include a knife found at the scene in the evidence.
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