Sumter County man sentenced to 100 years in prison for 2023 shooting

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for an ambush shooting in Sumter County that left a victim with a gunshot wound to the back, prosecutors said.Joshua Aaron Timmons was sentenced by Sumter County Judge Charles L. Helm after a jury found him guilty in September of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm and several other charges, including armed robbery, aggravated battery with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, grand theft, witness tampering and burglary of a conveyance.Victim lured to location: ProsecutorsThe case stems from a Jan. 13, 2023, incident in which the victim was allegedly lured to a location on County Road 510 after communicating on social media with a woman who was in a relationship with Timmons at the time, according to prosecutors.After the victim arrived, the woman and another woman demanded money, prosecutors said. Timmons then emerged from a wooded area, displayed a firearm and struck the victim with it.As Timmons