SUMTER, S.C. (AP) -- Two brothers have accepted a plea deal and agreed to testify in a Sumter County home invasion two years ago that turned into a shootout that left one man dead and another paralyzed.
The Item of Sumter reports that 26-year-old Calderone Bracey and 24-year-old Carlton Bracey were sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
Prosecutors say they must testify truthfully against two co-defendants, or their murder charges will be reinstated.
Authorities say 23-year-old Kemper Holiday was killed and 50-year-old Hugh Philips was shot in the back and was paralyzed during the 2009 home invasion.
Prosecutors say a murder trial for 24-year-old Vernon Goodwin and 21-year-old Cameren Kelley should start this week.
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