{"id":822,"date":"2026-06-01T15:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=822"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:11:21","slug":"ledger-found-in-search-leads-sc-man-to-plead-guilty-to-drug-crime-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=822","title":{"rendered":"Ledger found in search leads SC man to plead guilty to drug crime, official says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A South Carolina man faces decades behind bars in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a drug dealer, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=820\">SC\u2019s Ralph Norman picks running mate. Here\u2019s who he wants as lieutenant governor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Van Lydell Starling, a 48-year-old Kershaw resident, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office said Monday in a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Starling faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, restitution, and three years of supervision to follow any prison sentence, according to the release. U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis accepted the guilty plea and will sentence Starling after receiving and reviewing a sentencing report prepared by the U.S. Probation Office, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The charge stems from 2023, when Kershaw County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies searched a Green Hill Road home in Lugoff, which was the known residence of Starling, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On July 20, 2023, deputies found multiple guns, a box of sandwich bags with a razor blade, several digital scales with white residue on them, a clear container containing crack cocaine residue, a black notebook that appeared to be a drug ledger, Starling\u2019s identification card and crack cocaine located under the mattress in his bedroom, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Based upon the amounts of drugs, the multiple digital scales, the sandwich bags, and the drug ledger, law enforcement determined that the crack cocaine was intended to be distributed, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=818\">Driver dies after car runs off SC road and crashes into tree, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the sheriff\u2019s office, the case was also investigated by the ATF, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Assistant U.S. Attorney William Witherspoon is prosecuting the case, according to the release. Attorney Tivis Sutherland was listed as Starling\u2019s lawyer, Kershaw County court records show.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Multiple South Carolina charges from the July 20, 2023, arrest are pending, as are other charges from a 2025 arrest, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>         BEHIND THE STORY     <\/h3>\n<p>             MORE          <\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>This is a breaking news story<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In a breaking news situation, facts can be unclear and the situation may still be developing. The State is trying to get important information to the public as quickly and accurately as possible. This story will be updated as more information becomes available, and some information in this story may change as the facts become clearer. 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