Two Spartanburg County men were sentenced to prison Friday in unrelated cases. 37 year old, Darren Grissom of Mayo, was sentenced to 25 years for charges stemming from the shooting death of his father in July of last year. 7th Circuit Solicitor Barry Barnette says, that Grissom had a two hour armed standoff with SWAT officers before surrendering. He entered guilty pleas to charges of Voluntary Manslaughter and a Weapons Violation.
26 year old, Ryan Severe of Spartanburg was also sentenced to prison. He pleaded guilty to felony DUI charges stemming from a 2019 crash that killed a Spartanburg County man and injured his wife. A SLED lab test showed that Severa's Blood Alcohol Content was nearly twice the legal limit. He was given a 17 year sentence. Both men will have to serve 85 percent of their time before being eligible for early release.
