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Joshua Scales Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter | Charleston News
Thirty-four-year-old Joshua Scales just pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Ethan Chic-Colbert, which occurred in a parking lot on Elizabeth Street after midnight. By accepting a Kennedy plea — admitting responsibility for the crime while maintaining innocence — Scales avoided harsher charges like first-degree murder and firearm offenses, instead facing a potential 10-year sentence recommended by both sides. The shooting, which involved around 15 shots fired into Chic-Colbert’s car, took place after Scales returned to the lot on foot. He surrendered about a month…
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