JEFFREY COLLINS

Reporter

Collins covers South Carolina from Columbia for The Associated Press. He has been with the AP since 2000.
In this undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, viewing chairs are placed in the witness room of the execution chamber in the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia, S.C. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
South Carolina inmate facing execution calls his defense more superficial than a ‘Law & Order’ show
 
This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in less than 7 months
 
South Carolina Rep. Jordan Pace, R-Goose Creek, speaks during the House budget debate on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina House Republicans fight with each other over the budget
 
A witness, Jeffrey Collins, reporter for The Associated Press describes the execution of South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon during a news conference, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
 
Protestors demonstrate outside the scheduled execution of South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
 
This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
 
This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
 
This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
How South Carolina’s execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
 
This undated image provided by shows Brad Sigmon, convicted of beating to death his estranged girlfriend’s parents in Greenville County in 2001. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)
South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
 
Acting U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Brook Andrews announces criminal charges against three North Charleston City Council members at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)
3 councilmen in South Carolina’s third-largest city charged in bribery and kickback scheme
 
South Carolina Rep. Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort, speaks in favor of a voucher bill on the House floor on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina again faces showdown over spending public money on private school tuition
 
South Carolina Sen. Michael Johnson, R-Tega Cay, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
Changes in how lawsuits are handled in South Carolina split parties
 
This photo provided by Greenville County Detention Center in South Carolina shows Zachary Hughes. (Greenville County Detention Center via AP)
A South Carolina man is sentenced to life after confession on stand also led to his friend’s arrest
 
This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
 
In this undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, viewing chairs are placed in the witness room of the execution chamber in the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia, S.C. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)
Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution
 
Scout Motors shows off one of its older gasoline powered models at a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction of its new electric SUV, Feb. 15, 2024, in Blythewood, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)
Scout Motors’ effort to directly sell its electric SUVs where they’ll make them stalls
 
The exterior of the South Carolina Supreme Court building in Columbia, S.C. is shown Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard, file)
When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
 
This undated image provided by shows Brad Sigmon, convicted of beating to death his estranged girlfriend’s parents in Greenville County in 2001. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)
South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
 
Scout Motors shows off one of its older gasoline powered models at a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction of its new electric SUV, Feb. 15, 2024, in Blythewood, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)
EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers but can’t do it in its home state
 
Friends and family of flight attendant Ian Epstein walk inside his Celebration of Life on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) J
Flight attendant killed in midair collision near D.C. honored with service
 
This undated photo shows Marion Bowman Jr. released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, awaits execution on death row. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)
South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
 
South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Executive Director Hillary Taylor speaks against the execution of Marion Bowman Jr. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Columbia, S.C.. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won’t ask for clemency
 
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis speaks at a Statehouse hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina treasurer calls questions of his role in $1.8 billion accounting error a witch hunt
 
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster gives his State of the State speech Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina’s McMaster is now the longest serving governor at the job he loves
 
South Carolina Rep. Branon Guffey speaks to senators outside the House chamber in Columbia, South Carolina, Wednesday, May 2, 2023. Guffey’s 17-year-old son took his own life in July 2022 after a Nigerian man posed as a woman and then tried to extort the teen after he sent nude photos. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
Nigerian extradited to US to face charges over nude photo that led to teen’s death
 
In this undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, viewing chairs are placed in the witness room of the execution chamber in the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia, S.C. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)
Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution
 
Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
MLK Day at King’s Atlanta congregation features daughter’s warning about anti-woke rhetoric
 
This photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
South Carolina man chooses to die by lethal injection instead of electric chair or firing squad
 
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, left, looks at notes before speaking at a meeting of the Legislative Black Caucus, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
$1.8 billion isn’t missing after all in South Carolina but questions remain about accounting error
 
U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Adair Boroughs discusses the findings of the U.S. Department of Justice's yearlong investigation into the Richland County jail during a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (Andrew Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)
South Carolina jail plagued by rapes, assaults and security shortfalls, a federal report says
 
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