CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Horry County judges sentenced 17 men to prison after leading guilty to various drug charges.

According to a press release from Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson, several significant guilty pleas and trials occurred involving men selling drugs in Horry County this year that resulted in a total of 162 years in prison for the 17 men.

“We appreciate the hard work of the area police officers and drug agents in shining the light on these drug dealers in our community,” Richardson said. “This is a constant battle that we all must work together on to reduce drugs such as heroin in our neighborhoods. It impacts all of us in one way or another.”

The guilty pleas involved men from Horry County, and they received prison sentences ranging from five years to 15 years, according to solicitors David Caraker and Gray Ervin, who prosecuted drug-related cases for the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

The following are the men’s names, ages, hometowns, charges and sentences:

  • Christopher Ronta Moody, 20, of Conway, pleaded guilty in November to trafficking heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Steven H. John, who sentenced him to seven years in prison.
  • Travis Grate, 34, of Pawleys Island, pleaded guilty in October to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Steven H. John, who sentenced him to five years in prison.
  • Jose Armando Multos-Romo, 28, of Conway, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Steven H. John, who sentenced him to seven years in prison.
  • Curtis Blake, 49, of Conway, pleaded guilty in September to possession with intent to distribute heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman, who sentenced him to five years in prison.
  • Allard Grainger, 32, of Conway, pleaded guilty in September to armed robbery before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Steven H. John, who sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
  • Tavares Harrington, 28, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in September to first-offense trafficking heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman, who sentenced him to seven years in prison and a $50,000 fine.
  • Lachic Collins, 38, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in August to distribution of cocaine base before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman, who sentenced him to five years in prison.
  • Clinton Turnnidge, 27, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in August to distribution of methamphetamines before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Thomas A. Russo, who sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
  • Dwayne Wainwright, 37, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in August to second-offense possession with intent to distribute heroin, second-offense possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possession of a stolen pistol before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Thomas A. Russo. He sentenced Wainwright to 12 years in prison.
  • David White, 42, of Loris, pleaded guilty in August to being a felon in possession of a firearm and trafficking heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Culbertson. He sentenced White to 12 years for trafficking heroin and five years for the gun charge and the sentences will run concurrently. White also was fined $50,000 for the heroin charge.
  • Angel Montano Ramos, 27, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in June to trafficking heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Deadre L. Jefferson, who sentenced him to seven years in prison.
  • Cornelius J. Richardson, 27, of Conway, pleaded guilty in June to second-offense trafficking in cocaine and trafficking in heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Deadra L. Jefferson. She sentenced Richardson to 15 years on each charge and the sentences will run concurrently.
  • Corey Sherman, 40, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in May to third-offense distribution of heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Culbertson, who sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
  • Calvin Barr, 40, of Myrtle Beach, was convicted by a jury in April of first-offense possession with intent to distribute marijuana, second-offense possession of cocaine, and second-offense possession with intent to distribute heroin. The Honorable Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman held the trial in Barr’s absence after he failed to appear in court once the jury began deliberating on the case. In June, Barr was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the heroin charge and five years each on the marijuana and cocaine charges. Those sentences will run concurrently.
  • Robert Polite, 41, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in April to trafficking in heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman, who sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
  • Dexter Small, 37, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in April to second-offense distribution of heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Culbertson, who sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
  • Robert Hayes, 28, of Longs, pleaded guilty in February to distribution of heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman, who sentenced him to seven years in prison.
  • Jonathan Hunter, 34, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in February to distribution of heroin before the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman, who sentenced him to seven years in prison.