{"id":4005,"date":"2026-07-31T21:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4005"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:38:25","slug":"sc-man-heads-to-prison-after-burning-slamming-choking-wife-prosecutors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4005","title":{"rendered":"SC man heads to prison after burning, slamming &#038; choking wife, prosecutors say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A man in the Upstate is heading to state prison after burning, slamming and choking his wife in front of their children, according to the 7th Circuit Solicitor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4004\">U.S. lawmaker who visited Haiti says conditions would be \u2018a disaster\u2019 for TPS returnees<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Austin Lewis Hazard, 31, pled guilty Wednesday to 1st-degree domestic violence before Circuit Court Judge R. 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