It’s murder out there, folks. If you have been reading the local news you might be aware of a recent murder in unincorporated North Charleston and one on Harbour Lake Drive in Berkeley County. If you read the news articles associated with these two murders you would think two completely innocent citizens were gunned down for absolutely no reason at all and North Charleston and Goose Creek are getting more dangerous by the day. Nothing could be further from the truth. We did our due diligence and discovered these two men weren’t as “nice” as some would have the media believe.
Let’s start with Barrett Kinlock. He was at a “club” called the Big Rock off of Midland Park Road on Saturday night. He got into an argument with someone else and the bullets flew. The Big Rock has been a thorn in the side of the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office for years and has hosted a number of beatings and shootings and other drama usually affiliated with these types of clubs. We have heard a rumor indicating more than one caliber of shell casings were found on the scene, indicating there was probably some mutual combat going on. Of course, in the minute or two it took authorities to arrive all of the firearms were spirited away and no one saw a thing.
Prior to assuming Dead Right There status Kinlock had quite the criminal history dating back to 2002. He was sentenced to a few short stints in jail, but in general he took advantage of the slackness of the 9th Circuit Solicitor and sentencing judges.
2002 Charges - Note - these charges were rolled into a plea deal with charges from 2003:
Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - Plead guilty. Sentenced by Judge Victor Rawl to 73 days, even though it took the issuance of a bench warrant to get Kinlock into court.
2003 Charges:
Armed Robbery - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - Pled guilty. Sentenced to 73 days by Judge Victor Rawl, even though it took a bench warrant to get Kinlock into court.
Pointing & Presenting a Firearm - Plead guilty. Sentenced to a YOA term not to exceed 5 years.
Possession of Crack Cocaine - Reduced to Possession of Cocaine. Sentenced to 73 days.
2004 Charges:
Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Armed Robbery - Reduced to Strong Arm Robbery by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge R. Markley Dennis to 9 months time served.
2006 Charges:
Failure to Stop for Blue Light - Plead guilty. Sentenced by Judge R. Markley Dennis to 1 year.
Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Felon in Possession of a Pistol - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Resisting Arrest - Plead guilty. Sentenced to 1 year.
Assault on a Police Dog - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Unlawful Carrying of a Firearm - Plead guilty. Sentenced to 1 year.
2008 Charges - Note - These charges were rolled into a plea deal with charges from 2009.
Armed Robbery - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Possession of a Firearm During a Violent Crime - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
2009 Charges:
Two counts of Assault With Intent to Kill - Reduced to two counts of Assault High & Aggravated. Sentenced by Judge Roger Young to 3 years each, concurrent.
Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime - Dismissed at preliminary hearing.
Felon in Possession of a Firearm - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
2011 Charges:
Possession of Ecstasy - Plead guilty. Sentenced by Judge Thomas “Felon’s Friend” Hughston to 80 days time served.
Possession of Heroin - Plead guilty. 80 days time served.
Criminal Domestic Violence of a High & Aggravated Nature - Dismissed.
2012 Charges:
PWID Heroin - Reduced to Possession of Heroin by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge R. Markley Dennis to 3 years, suspended in favor of 4 years probation.
Distribution of Heroin Near a School - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Possession of Cocaine - Plead guilty. Same sentence as above, concurrent.
2013 Charges - Committed while on probation for 2012 charges. No probation violation was pursued:
Habitual Traffic Offender - Plead guilty. Sentenced by Judge Deadra Jefferson to 6 months.
2nd Offense Criminal Domestic Violence - Plead guilty. Sentenced to one year, suspended in favor of 2 years probation.
Kinlock was released from SCDC custody in May of 2014 after serving four months of his six month sentence. Still no probation violation on the 2012 charges. Heck, DPPPS is even indicating he was no longer on probation. Unless they updated his record on Sunday after Kinlock was killed.
Joshua Leo Holmes was granted Dead Right There status Sunday night at the River Edge Apartments in unincorporated Goose Creek. Let’s see what his criminal history looked like.
2006 Charges (Berkeley County):
Possession of Meth/Crack - Plead guilty. Sentenced by Judge R. Markley Dennis to 2 years, suspended in favor of 3 years probation.
Distribution of Narcotics Near a School - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Distribution of Narcotics Near a School - Plead guilty. Sentenced to 5 years, suspended in favor of 3 years probation. Concurrent, of course.
Distribution of Cocaine - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Possession of Meth/Crack - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
2007 Charges (Berkeley County):
Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.
Failure to Stop for Blue Light - Plead guilty. Sentenced by Judge Roger Young to 1 year.
Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - Plead guilty. Sentenced to 1 year, concurrent.
2008 Charges (Charleston County):
Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun and Possession of a Pistol by a Convicted Felon - Dismissed because the federal prosecutor picked up the case. Holmes was apparently convicted in federal court and did some time in federal prison. He was released in December 2012.
2013 Charges (Berkeley County):
PWID Marijuana - Holmes was free on a $20,000 bond when he was killed.
Failure to Stop for Blue Light - was free on a $24,000 bond when he was killed.
As you can see, unless you are a criminal with a history of drug dealing and violent offenses and you hang out with other folks like that, your chances of being murdered in the Lowcountry are still rather low. Unless you end up catching a “scray” (stray) round or two. You would think the local media would want you to know that, but they choose to keep that helpful information under wraps. And that is why this site is so popular.
