South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that Marlo Jackson was convicted in the “Triple Crown” investigation on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Jackson was found guilty after a bench trial before the Honorable Paul Burch of Trafficking Methamphetamine, 400 Grams or More (Conspiracy); Trafficking Cocaine, 400 Grams or More (Conspiracy); Trafficking Cocaine Base, 10 Grams or More, but Less Than 28 Grams (Conspiracy); Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl; and Trafficking Heroin, 28 Grams or More (Conspiracy) in Kershaw County.
Jackson was a top target of this drug trafficking investigation since 2019, when drug overdoses began skyrocketing in Kershaw County. The investigation revealed that Jackson was a major drug distributor in the rural “little Egypt” area of Lee County, which is approximately two miles from the Kershaw County line. Jackson sold methamphetamine, cocaine, cocaine base (crack), fentanyl, and heroin in an open field area called “the Shop.” These drugs made their way to Kershaw, Lee, Richland, and Sumter Counties.
Law Enforcement used controlled drug buys, physical and aerial surveillance, and advanced law enforcement techniques to develop the investigation. Testimony was presented that the drug trafficking organization involved a number of co-conspirators, including but not limited to Janelle Kiser, Anthony Clarkson, Jonathan Cole, and Bryan Scarborough – who, among others, were also convicted in this investigation.
Judge Paul Burch sentenced Jackson to 32 years in prison.
Charges from the Triple Crown investigation for some defendants are still pending. The case has involved over 50 co-conspirators, who are alleged to have been trafficking cocaine, cocaine base, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, and fentanyl in Kershaw, Lee, Marlboro, Dillon, Sumter, and Richland Counties.
“Yet again, this Office and its law enforcement partners have succeeded in convicting a dangerous drug trafficker,” said Attorney General Wilson. Both Attorney General Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General Creighton Waters, the chief attorney of the State Grand Jury Section, thanked the prosecutors and police for their hard work. “The State Grand Jury continues to bring different jurisdictions to work together in these narcotics investigations,” Waters said.
The case was investigated by the South Carolina State Grand Jury and prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Savanna Goude. The State Grand Jury was assisted in this case by a partnership of the Attorney General’s State Grand Jury Division, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Camden Police Department, Florence County Sheriff’s Office, Dillon County Sheriff’s Office, Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, DEA, and FBI.
Attorney General Announces “Triple Crown” State Grand Jury Investigation Top Target Convicted and Sentenced to 32 Years In Prison
