Pearson sues City of Sumter, Clarendon County over alleged wrongful conviction in 2012
BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com
alaysha@theitem.com
Posted 2/18/26
Michael Pearson has filed a lawsuit against City of Sumter, Clarendon County and multiple state and local agencies, alleging he was wrongfully convicted in 2012 and imprisoned for 15 years for a crime he maintains he did not commit.
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