Defendant guilty on lesser charge

An Oconee jury found a Westminster man guilty of the lesser included offense of petty larceny. Phil Kerry Hamby had gone to trial today, charged with grand larceny in the theft of pipe in the Earles Grove Community. Judge Scott Sprouse ordered Hamby to serve 30 days or pay a $500 dollar fine along with restitution for the culvert pipe that belonged to Ralph Crooks.