Chrissy Adams

Chrissy Adams
South Carolina Tenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor
In office
January 21, 2005 – December 27, 2016
Personal details
Born(1967-11-10)November 10, 1967
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died (aged 49)
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseEddie Adams
Children2
Residence(s)Seneca, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma materClemson University
South Carolina School of Law
Known forInvestigation of the killing of Zachary Hammond

Christina Theos "Chrissy" Adams (November 10, 1967 – December 27, 2016) was the tenth judicial circuit solicitor in South Carolina, a position that she served in from 2005 to 2016.[2]

Early life

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Adams graduated from Bishop England High School in 1985.[3]

Career

In 1989, Adams earned a BS in Management from Clemson University and a law degree from the South Carolina School of Law in 1994. Before assuming the office of solicitor, Adams served as an assistant prosecutor in Charleston, South Carolina, and deputy solicitor for Oconee County. She was elected solicitor for the tenth judicial circuit in 2004.[2]

Adams gained media attention following the July 26, 2015 shooting of Zachary Hammond in Seneca. Hammond's family asked that she be removed from the case due to an alleged conflict of interest. Following an investigation by South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Adams declined to release the dashcam video of the shooting and released text messages between the victim and his girlfriend involving a drug deal.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Adams was married to Eddie Adams. The couple had two sons.[2] She died on December 27, 2016, at the age of 49.[7]

References

  1. ^ Oconee County South Carolina Republican Party. "Solicitor 10th Judicial Circuit - Anderson & Oconee Counties". oconeerepublicans.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "About Chrissy Adams". Office of the Solicitor 10th Judicial Circuit - State of South Carolina. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Christina Theos Adams-obituary
  4. ^ Phillip, Abby (September 16, 2015). "Why the family of a white teen killed by police says the prosecutor is 'unfit'". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  5. ^ Rose, Jeanne (September 16, 2015). "Seneca Police Shooting of Unarmed White Teen Still Being Investigated". The Gazette Review. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Associated Press (September 2, 2015). "Zachary Hammond shooting inquiry should find new prosecutor, family says". The Guardian. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Adams, chief prosecutor for the 10th circuit, dies at age 49", San Antonio Express News, December 28, 2016