SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. —

A man in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was sentenced to decades in prison for murder, arson, and robbery.

The 7th Circuit Solicitor's Office said 50-year-old Jimmy Lee Salters was found guilty of murder, armed robbery, arson, and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

On Thursday, Salters was sentenced to 35 years behind bars.

7th Circuit, Spartanburg County

On Aug. 6, 2023, the mother of Leroy Palmer, Jr. called the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office to report her son as missing after he didn't show up to a family function, which his mother remarked was very unlike him.

As members of the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office were investigating Palmer’s disappearance, a call came in regarding a burned vehicle in the woo

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