Crime & Safety
Report: Brett Parker, 2 Others Found Guilty in Federal Gambling Trial
A sentencing hearing will be held in December.

Irmo sports bookie Brett Parker, his father and their sports betting associate were found guilty of operating an illegal gambling business.
A jury found the three guilty on one count of conduct of an illegal gambling business during the last day of a federal gambling trial Wednesday, according to a report from The State.Â
A sentencing hearing for Brett Parker, his father, Jack Parker, and a third man, Douglas E. Taylor, will be held in December, according to the newspaper.Â
Brett Parker is currently serving two consecutive life sentences on two charges of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife, Tammy Jo Parker, and his sports betting clerk, Bryan Capnerhurst.
Read more at The State.Â
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