53-year-old Lexington County resident Jabin Trapp was sentenced to 40 years in prision for the murder of 49-year-old Parrish Phillips.

In June of 2021, Town of Lexington police officers responded to a call abotu a shooting in the 100 block of Freedom Drive. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds.

"Trapp, the owner of the residence, later admitted to detectives that he shot Phillips after a verbal argument between the two men on the back porch of the residence that afternoon," the press release said. "Trapp then described how during the argument, he went inside the home and retrieved a handgun from his bedroom, before returning to the back proch where he fatally shot Phillips in the backyard rea of the home."

Before his trial, Trapp moved to receive legal immunity based on the "stand your ground" act in South Carolina that allows property owners to claim self-defense if they feel they are threatened on their property.

This motion was defined after prosecutors established and showed evidence that Trapp had initated the argument and that Phillips was unarmed at the time of his death. 

The Medical Univeristy of South Carolina conducted the autopsy. Trapp is not eligible for parole and will be transported to the South Carolina De[artment of Corrections to immediately begin serving his sentence.