Murdaugh Court Clerk Becky Hill Released On Bond After Arrest On Perjury, Misconduct Charges

The erstwhile South Carolina tribunal clerk who presided complete nan 2023 Alex Murdaugh execution trial has been released from jailhouse aft posting enslaved Wednesday pursuing her apprehension for alleged misconduct during nan trial.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division connected Wednesday day announced that Hill, 57, has been charged pinch obstructing justness and misconduct successful Colleton County and perjury successful Richland County.

She received a $30,000 enslaved successful Colleton County and a $50,000 enslaved successful Richland County.

The charges stem from a January 2024 proceeding successful nan South Carolina Supreme Court, erstwhile Justice Jean Toal ruled that a caller proceedings was not basal for Murdaugh, who was convicted successful nan June 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, connected his family hunting estate. Murdaugh had requested nan caller proceeding based connected allegations of assemblage tampering surrounding Hill, which Murdaugh's defense squad had based on warranted a caller trial.

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Clerk of Court Becky Hill has been accused of tampering pinch nan assemblage successful nan Alex Murdaugh double execution trial. (Fox Nation)

Charging documents authorities that erstwhile Toal asked Hill, "Did you let anyone from nan property to position sealed exhibits?" Hill responded, "No, ma'am," which is apparently inconsistent pinch grounds obtained by authorities.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Hill's attorney, Will Lewis, for comment.

Lewis said Hill "turned herself in" Wednesday during her proceeding successful Colleton County. "We recovered retired astir these charges past night," he said.

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The State Ethics Commission past twelvemonth accused Hill of utilizing her charismatic position arsenic Colleton County clerk for financial gain, specifically to beforehand her book astir nan Murdaugh case, portion of which she admitted to and apologized for plagiarizing.

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The SLED charging documents released Wednesday besides impeach Hill of promoting her book connected societal media.

Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, Murdaugh's defense attorneys, told Fox News Digital successful a Wednesday connection that while nan charges against Hill "are serious, they are not surprising."

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"We person agelong raised our concerns astir her behaviour during and aft nan proceedings and this apprehension further underscores nan request to protect nan integrity of nan judicial process. Every suspect is entitled to a adjacent and impartial proceedings and we look guardant to Alex Murdaugh yet getting that adjacent treatment," nan attorneys said.

Harpootlian told Fox News connected Wednesday that he believes nan charges against Hill will consequence successful a caller proceedings for Murdaugh.

Alex Murdaugh sits pinch his ineligible squad arsenic assemblage action continues earlier his proceedings astatine nan Colleton County Courthouse successful Walterboro, S.C., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)

South Carolina lawyer Eric Bland, who represented respective victims of Murdaugh's financial crimes, said he "used to deliberation that location was very small chance that our South Carolina Supreme Court would reverse erstwhile Chief Justice Jean Toal’s determination successful February 2024 erstwhile she denied Alex Murdaugh a caller proceedings connected his double execution condemnation because of Becky Hill alleged assemblage interference."

"I thought that if he was to get immoderate relief, it would travel aft he exhausted his authorities tribunal appeals and it would beryllium connected nan national level," Bland said successful a Wednesday station connected X. "According to nan State Paper, nan perjury complaint arises retired of her grounds that she gave successful nan February 2024 proceeding successful beforehand of Justice Toal. I deliberation this further complicates nan business and increases nan chances that he will get a reversal and a caller trial. It still will travel down to whether nan national modular for alleged assemblage tampering should person been applied by Justice Toal aliases she was correct successful applying nan authorities standard."

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Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill leaves her location successful Walterboro, South Carolina connected Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Larry Paci for Fox News Digital)

Hill was antecedently accused of sending herself astir $10,000 successful national bonuses successful nan shape of kid support payments, according to a announcement of hearing. She utilized national costs to springiness nutrient and gifts to tribunal employees, including "Easter Goodies," Mother's and Father's Day gifts, and Valentine's Day gifts; overgarment supplies; flowers and decor; various meals for herself; agency furniture; canine food, canine bones and a canine bed, among different items.

SLED charging documents make statement of nan prize payments.

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Becky Hill was arrested connected Wednesday greeting and is facing aggregate felony charges. (Colleton County)

Of 12 full jurors who recovered Murdaugh blameworthy successful 2023, 11 said Hill did not power their decisions. One said he heard nan clerk make comments astir watching Murdaugh's assemblage connection but said her words did not power his verdict. 

The erstwhile tribunal clerk, who held her position for astir 4 years, resigned successful March pursuing allegations of jury tampering successful nan Murdaugh trial but maintained that her determination to time off agency was not nan consequence of her behaviour during nan double execution trial.

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From near to right, Buster, Maggie, Paul and Alex Murdaugh successful an undated photo. (Facebook)

"Another important effect successful our clerk's agency was successful 2023, erstwhile we had to negociate 1 of nan biggest tests successful South Carolina history. Our mini municipality came together and made everyone proud," Hill said during a news convention astatine nan clip to denote her resignation. "Managing a proceedings pinch specified value to nan group of South Carolina, arsenic good arsenic to nan nationalist and world media liking and nationalist scrutiny, has caused maine to bespeak upon decisions involving my enactment successful nan agency of nan clerk of court."

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She added that her determination not to activity re-election successful 2024 would let her to "focus connected being a wife, a mother and a grandmother," and that she wants to supply "ample clip to different Republican candidates" willing successful nan position of Colleton County tribunal clerk.

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Her erstwhile attorney, Justin Bamberg, who has represented victims of Murdaugh's financial crimes, said astatine a March news convention that Hill's determination had thing to do pinch immoderate pending investigations involving nan clerk.