Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri
A. Lydon announced today that Brandon Cory Lecroy, age 26, of Greenwood, South
Carolina, was sentenced to ten years in the Federal Bureau of Prisons after
pleading guilty to murder for hire. United
States District Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks of Charleston sentenced Lecroy to
the statutory maximum for the offense, followed by three years of court-ordered
supervision. There is no parole in the
federal system.
Evidence presented to the court established that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation received information that Lecroy had contacted a white
supremacist organization to seek assistance with the murder of his African
American neighbor. The FBI was able to
direct Lecroy to an undercover agent, who posed as a hitman to determine if
Lecroy was serious about causing harm to his neighbor. On March 20, 2018, via a recorded telephone
conversation, Lecroy made an arrangement with the undercover agent to pay for the
murder of his neighbor. During the phone
call, Lecroy told the agent “$500 and he’s a ghost.” In other words, Lecroy offered to pay $500
for the death of his neighbor. In the
same conversation, Lecroy also made a request to put a “flaming cross” in the
front yard and have the neighbor hung from a tree. Lecroy also made statements about taking over
the neighbor’s property once the murder was accomplished.
On April 9, 2018, Lecroy met with the undercover agent in
Greenwood. During this meeting, Lecroy
pointed out the neighbor’s residence and discussed future targets he wanted
killed or maimed. Lecroy also provided
the agent with a $100 cash down payment.
After the exchange of funds, law enforcement officers descended on the
scene and arrested Lecroy without incident.
The case was investigated by agents with the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. Assistant United
States Attorney Bill Watkins of the Greenville office prosecuted the case.
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