SC man sentenced after pleading guilty to obstructing investigation in transgender woman’s murder
ALLENDALE, S.C. (WJBF) – A South Carolina man has been sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty in October 2023 to obstructing an investigation into the December 2019 murder of a transgender woman.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Xavier Pinckney, 24, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for providing false and misleading information to state authorities investigating the murder of Dime Doe, who was a transgender woman.
According to the court documents, Pinckney admitted that he concealed from state authorities the use of his phone to call and text Dime Doe the day of her murder and lied to state investigators about seeing Daqua Ritter, who allegedly shot Doe to death, on the morning of Doe’s murder.
“Pinckney’s obstruction delayed our investigation and delayed justice for Dime Doe,” said U.S. Attorney Adair F. Boroughs for the District of South Carolina. “Fortunately, Pinckney confessed his lies and his role in the coverup of her murder. This sentence underscores that no one who stands in the way of justice will go unpunished.”
The FBI Columbia Field Office investigated the case, with the assistance of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Allendale County Sheriff’s Office and Allendale Police Department.
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