A Columbia County judge has sentenced a local man to two life terms plus 25 more years in prison for a violent home invasion in Grovetown. The judge said the tough sentence was needed “to protect the citizens of Columbia County from individuals who offer such violence.”
Judge Grady Blanchard gave the maximum punishment to 23-year-old Lemiracle Cincere Williams after a jury found him guilty on all charges connected to the 2024 break-in.
The three-day trial ended quickly, with jurors taking less than an hour to decide that Williams was guilty of home invasion, armed robbery, first-degree burglary, and having a gun during a felony.
Investigators said the crime happened in October 2024. Officers with the Grovetown Department of Public Safety responded and arrested Williams within days. During the trial, prosecutors said the victim was dating Williams’ former girlfriend, and that she helped Williams plan the attack by unlocking the door before he entered. She is also facing charges in the case.
At the time of the crime, Williams was already out on bond from a separate aggravated assault case in Harlem, where he was accused of hitting a young person in the head with a gun.
Williams will serve two life sentences, one after the other, followed by 25 years in prison — 20 years for burglary and five years for the gun charge.
Acting District Attorney Natalie S. Paine thanked Sgt. Connor Rodman of the Grovetown Department of Public Safety and Assistant District Attorney Kristi Connell for their work in securing the conviction.
