WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP, WLTX) -- Friends and family of the South Carolina sheriff's deputy slain as he responded to a burglary call one year ago gathered to remember his life. Multiple media outlets report that a memorial service for Colleton County Deputy Dennis Compton was held Thursday night in Walterboro. The 39-year-old deputy was shot in the stomach last August 6 as he checked a burglary alarm near Smoaks. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the two men facing murder and first-degree burglary charges in Compton's death. Solicitor Duffie Stone says 19-year-old Jacoby Fields and 20-year-old Travis Harris deserve to be executed if they are convicted because they killed a law officer and were committing another felony.
Chaunte' McLean
8/6/2009 9:58:49 PM
8/6/2009 9:58:49 PM
