SC man convicted of murdering grandparents in Chester County

CHESTER COUNTY, SC — A South Carolina man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted in the deaths of his grandparents in Chester County.

Gene Alexzander “Alex” Scott was arrested in 2020 after Gene and Billie Rogers, Scott's grandparents, were found dead in their Chester County home on Father's Day.

Chester County deputies were called to a home on Doe Street in Richburg on June 21, 2020. When deputies arrived, they found Gene Rogers, 61, and Billie Rogers, 78, dead after being shot. Their deaths were immediately investigated as homicides.

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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), FBI and military investigators quickly joined the case after Gene Alexzander “Alex” Scott was identified as a suspect and a grand jury of Chester County charged Scott with two counts of murder and possession of a weapon during the war. commission of a violent crime.

Scott was stationed at Camp Lejuene in North Carolina during his time in the Marine Corps. He left the Marines in January 2020.

In January 2021, six months after the deaths of Gene and Billie Rogers, Scott enlisted in the United States Army. He was stationed with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany.

Scott, 24, was serving in the U.S. Army in Germany when he was arrested. He was escorted by military police into the custody of Chester County deputies on October 23, 2021.

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Nearly three years later, after pleading not guilty, the jury found Scott guilty of two counts of murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime that occurred on Thursday, May 23.

Scott was sentenced to 60 years in prison for each murder and five years in prison for a gun charge.

All sentences will be executed simultaneously. South Carolina law prevents people convicted of murder from being released from prison prematurely. Scott will serve a “day for the day” sentence without the possibility of parole.