Crime & Safety

Summerville Man Sentenced in Myrtle Beach Rape

Brandon Gregory Southerland receives eight months of jail time after pleading guilty to sexual assault and assault of Myrtle Beach woman.

A Summerville man has pleaded guilty to charges of an assault and sexual assault of a Myrtle Beach woman, and has received a sentence of eight months in prison and three years on probation, according to Myrtle Beach Online.

Brandon Gregory Southerland, 28, was accused of the September 2011 rape and indicted in August.

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