Defense for Florence man on trial for murder asks for mistrial, co-workers testify on Day 4

Defense for Florence man on trial for murder asks for mistrial, co-workers testify on Day 4

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) -- The defense for a Florence man standing trial for murder in the 2021 killing of his children's mother asked for another mistrial on Thursday but were denied by the judge. Derrick Brunson, 50, initially stood trial in July 2024, but a mistrial was declared because of a hung jury. He’s accused of beating Katelynn Schippnick to death at a Florence County home in May 2021. Brunson is accused of beating Schippnick over a peri…