HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A second suspect charged in a deadly 2023 shooting outside a Carolina Forest Planet Fitness has been sentenced for his role in the incident, the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office said Friday.

Branden Huertas, 43, of Trumbull, Connecticut, pleaded guilty on Thursday to accessory after the fact of murder. He was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Michael G. Nettles to 15 years in prison, the maximum sentence for the charge.

However, Nettles suspended Huertas' sentence to 10 years of prison and three years of probation, which includes requirements such as mental health treatment, drug and alcohol treatment, and counseling during his probation, the solicitor's office said. Huertas' co-defendant, Abdullah Seifullah, was convicted Thursday of the murder and sentenced t

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