Source: New York Post
Originally Published by: Becky Hill released on bond after arrest on perjury, misconduct charges Alleged accomplice accused of helping disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh enters plea deal South Carolina judge denies Alex Murdaugh's request for new murder trial South Carolina authorities on Wednesday morning charged Becky Hill, the former Colleton County court clerk who presided over the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, with multiple felonies in connection with her conduct surrounding the case. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday afternoon announced that Hill, 57, is facing two counts of misconduct and obstruction of justice charges in Colleton County while her perjury charge is filed in Richland County. Murdaugh’s attorney, Dick Harpootlian, said on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” that he believes the charges will lead to a new trial.
