South Carolina man pleads guilty to shooting at police during Carolina Country Music Fest in 2023
Chance Benson, 20, of Spartanburg, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, first-degree assault and battery, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. Circuit Court Judge David P. Caraker sentenced Benson to 10 years in prison.
Police responded to a call about individuals brandishing guns at about 11 p.m. on June 10, 2023, according to the solicitor's office. When officers arrived, Benson and a co-defendant ran from a police vehicle.
When police found them, Benson and his co-defendant fired almost 30 shots at officers with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Myrtle Beach Police Department, the solicitor's office said. One officer was shot during the incident but has since recovered.
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