Reese was sentenced to 15 years on a federal gun count. That judgment is not a murder conviction.

A federal sentence for felon-in-possession is the judgment on the gun count. It is not a state murder conviction, and the murder charge is still pending. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, Anthony Reese was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, the maximum on that charge, plus three years of probation, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The state murder charge in the death of his then-girlfriend Angela Fuller was still pending as of Wednesday.

The case is in the Columbia, South Carolina, and Cayce area. Columbia Police said Reese was the last person with Fuller, that he left the residence on Aug. 31, 2025, that her body was dumped in a wooded area, and that a firearm was found in his vehicle. Federal prosecutors said ballistic testing tied that firearm to an intent to kill Fuller. Prior felony convictions, as reported, were domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, burglary, and assault. Those priors are why the felon-in-possession count exists. They are not a murder sentence.

U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson noted in the ruling that Reese was responsible for Fuller's death. That note is a statement in the federal firearms sentencing. It is not a state murder conviction. The state murder charge remained pending as of Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. The 15 years and the three years of probation are the judgment on being a felon in possession of a firearm, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office and WIS. The reporting used here did not give them.