Erin Thomas Ran Over Wife's Lover Who Was The Sperm Donor Of Child He Was Raising

[Sugar Cookie]

A 34-year-old South Carolina man ran over his wife's lover with his car and shot him dead in a courthouse parking lot after he "snapped" when learning he was not the father of her daughter.

Stephen White pleaded guilty to murder and possession of a firearm during a crime in the death of 34-year-old Erin Lee Thomas outside the Laurens County Courthouse. A judge on Monday sentenced White to 40 years in prison, according to the 8th Circuit Solicitor's Office.

According to a video of the sentencing hearing posted by local Fox affiliate WHNS, the incident occurred on Aug. 12, 2024, following a hearing involving White's wife and a child she shared with Thomas.

Prosecutors said nothing out of the ordinary occurred during the hearing, such as a heated argument. After it ended, White, his wife and Thomas went their separate ways. White then got into his car and ran down Thomas, who was standing in the parking lot, breaking his leg.

The defendant grabbed a gun out of a diaper bag and tried to shoot Thomas as he lay on the ground, but the gun jammed. White then cleared the jam and shot Thomas to death before surrendering to police.

White's attorney, Chelsea B. McNeill, told the judge that "something inside him snapped" when he learned that he was not the biological father of his wife's child.

"One of the worst things that can happen to a father … other than to find out that your child is deceased is to find out that the child you thought was your own was actually not your own," McNeill said. "Andrew's wife had an affair with Erin prior to them getting married. She came clean about that affair and he chose to forgive her. What he didn't know is she had resumed that relationship with Erin and became pregnant with Erin's child."

But prosecutors noted that White learned about the child's paternity roughly a year before the fatal encounter. They also said the victim was immobilized after he was hit by a car and unable to escape because of a broken leg when White shot him dead.

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Husband waits a year to kill wife's lover after learning he was raising a baby that wasn't his

A 34-year-old South Carolina man ran over his wife's lover with his car and shot him dead in a courthouse parking lot after he "snapped" when learning he was not the father of her daughter.

lawandcrime.com

 

[BuffettGirl]

I'm not too pressed that Cheater Guy is dead, I'm glad Shooter Guy will face his day in court and Cheater Skank needs a prison sentence too IM(ns)HO. There should be a price on cheating. When you set that kind of bullshit in motion, you should have consequences too.

 

[Busy Bee]

BuffettGirl, I’m with you here! The woman set in motion events, that she had to know would have serious consequences! The poor child is in the middle, I sure hope she gets the support she deserves. “Cheater Skank” is a good description!! Do these people ever give any consideration, thoughts about what could happen? How this could affect the future of your child??!