Former clerk in Alex Murdaugh murder trial arrested, charged in connection with alleged crimes while serving as county official

Rebecca Hill, a former court clerk who worked on the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, was arrested Wednesday and faces multiple charges in two South Carolina counties from her time as a county official.

Hill, 57, was charged with one count of obstructing justice and two counts of misconduct in office in Colleton County, a sheriff's department spokesperson said. All three allegations are felonies. 

Hill also faces a misdemeanor charge of perjury in Richland County, according to a press release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.