Shane Brady Bolding, 30, of Pickens was sentenced to 25 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to charges arising from a June 11, 2024, break-in at an Easley home. The FOX Carolina report, citing the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, said Bolding pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder, first-degree burglary, first-degree assault and battery, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
According to court evidence described in the report, Bolding entered the home of his former partner and her husband while carrying a knife. He stabbed the husband in the back during a bedroom confrontation. The couple disarmed him and called police; Bolding fled and was apprehended near the home, the report said.
Statewide burglary data offers limited context
The case is an individual violent attack, and statewide burglary figures do not show how common incidents involving an armed intruder and an assault are. SLED’s 2024 annual report said burglaries statewide were at a 30-year low. However, only 204 of South Carolina’s 288 active law-enforcement agencies reported all 12 months of data. The statewide figure does not isolate home invasions or establish a trend in Pickens County.
