Party Republican Party Name Chrissy Adams | Spouse(s) Eddie Adams | |
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Alma mater Clemson UniversitySouth Carolina School of Law Known for Investigation of the Shooting of Zachary Hammond Education University of South Carolina School of Law, Clemson University | ||
Christina Theos "Chrissy" Adams (November 10, 1967 – December 27, 2016) was the Tenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor in South Carolina, United States, a position she served in from 2005 to 2016.
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Early life
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Adams graduated from Bishop England High School in 1985.
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 Oconee County Deputy Solicitor. She was elected Tenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor in 2004.
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, citing an ongoing investigation that would not be completed for "several more weeks".
Personal life
Adams was married to Eddie Adams. The couple had two sons. She died on December 27, 2016 at the age of 49.