A jury on Thursday found Patrick Troy Rice guilty of his part in the 2008 murder of Union teen-ager Kelvin Davis.

Circuit Judge James C. Williams of Orangeburg sentenced Rice to 50 years in prison — 50 years on the murder charge, 50 years on a first degree burglary charge, and 30 years each on two counts of kidnapping and a count of armed robbery. The sentences will run concurrently. Williams gave Rice the maximum sentence on the kidnapping and armed robbery charges. He could have sentenced Rice to life on the murder and burglary charges. Deputy Solicitor John Anthony, who prosecuted the case, said Rice will not be eligible for parole because time must be served day for day on a murder conviction.

Anthony said he appreciated the work of the jury in the case and their attention to the evidence that was presented.

“I’d also like to commend Lt. (Kenneth) Riddle with the sheriff’s office and the work he did in the investigation of the case,” Anthony said.

Rice showed no emotion as the verdict was read and the sentence imposed. Some family members seated in the courtroom cried. Throughout the three-day trial, Rice would flash a hand sign at his family as he came in the courtroom and during breaks in testimony would turn around, smile and wink at them.

The jury of six men and six women deliberated about 4 1/2 hours before rendering their verdicts. One of the kidnapping counts related to holding 19-year-old Davis against his will before Davis was shot to death. The other was for tying up Davis’ sister, Tensslie, during the robbery and murder.

The crimes occurred on Aug. 18, 2008 at the Davis home on 147 Woodberry Drive. Ms. Davis said she and her child were in bed when at least three men woke them up demanding money. Two had on camouflage masks and the third had a black hat pulled down and she could not see his face. At least two of the men had guns. Two of the men tied her up as they asked for money and car keys. She told them where her purse and keys were. They also wanted a “money box” but she said she did not know about it.

She said she could hear the suspects and her brother down the hall but could not see them because one of the men was blocking the door pointing a gun at her.

Ms. Davis said as the suspects were leaving she heard one of them order that Kelvin be shot and used a racial epitaph. She heard a shot and heard her brother yell. She said she waited a minute to make sure the men were gone, went down the hall and found her brother. She used her daughter’s cell phone to call 911. She said her purse had been moved from the kitchen to the living room and her cell phone, her identification and her debit car were gone.

The robbers escaped with money, though the exact amount was disputed during testimony.

Also charged in the case is Derrick “Black Jesus” Ruff, 28, of 146 Grant Acres Way, Prosperity. His case has not yet come to court. Ruff was called to testify during Rice’s trial, but invoked his Fifth Amendment right. During his charge to the jury, Williams told the panel they could not use Ruff’s actions to imply guilt against Rice.

In his closing statement to the jury, Rice’s defense attorney, John Reckenbeil, said Rice was no saint and in fact is a drug dealer who has done nothing for the betterment of society.

“But just because he is a drug dealer, that doesn’t mean he is a murderer, that doesn’t mean he kidnapped anybody, that doesn’t mean he robbed anybody,” Reckenbeil said.

He said results from the State Law Enforcement Division showed there was “not one shred of forensic or scientific evidence” to link Rice to the crimes at the Davis home.

Reckenbeil tried to cast doubt in the minds of the jurors about the credibility of the witnesses against Rice, including the three who testified that Rice had told them he was involved in the robbery and murder- Miriam Dickert, Sierra Braswell and Rice’s cousin, Michael Rice. He said all three were simply looking out for their own best interests — all three are charged with accessory after the fact to a murder and their cases haven’t come to trial.

Anthony said in his closing statement that Patrick Rice admitted his crimes to these three people because they were among his closest confidantes. He said Michael Rice and Ms. Braswell made their statements to police before they were charged in connection with the Davis case.

Anthony said Patrick Rice’s flight from the area after the murder was more proof of his guilt. Anthony pointed out that Rice testified that he remained in the Whitmire area on Aug. 18 and sold drugs. Amanda Dickert, Miriam’s sister-in-law, testified that she took Miriam and Rice to a motel in Clinton that day. Anthony presented the invoice for the motel room that was clocked at 8:39 a.m.

“You know Patrick Rice was not out dealing dope on the morning of Aug. 18,” Anthony said. “This was not a normal business day. Something big had happened and it was time to get out of town.”

Rice had testified that he went to North Carolina later that week to buy more drugs.

“Nobody goes to Clinton on their way to Charlotte,” Anthony said.

Also, no one testified they were with Rice at the time Davis was killed. Law officers were dispatched to the Davis home at 12:36 a.m. on Aug. 18. Rice’s sister, Brittany, testified that Rice was at home at their grandmother’s house at 2:30 a.m.

“That doesn’t mean a thing,” Anthony said.

As to the lack of forensic evidence at the scene, Anthony said a shell casing found at the Davis home was sent off for analysis, but there were no fingerprints on it. There was a lot of blood at the house. All of it belonged to Kelvin Davis, the murder victim, Anthony said.

“The only real conclusion you can draw is that Patrick Rice was part of that home invasion,” Anthony said. “The people of Union County need to know there is a jury out there that will uphold the law.”

Anthony spoke about the terror Tensslie Davis and her child felt when their home was invaded. Anthony said that before the killers arrived, Kelvin Davis was doing nothing more than sitting in his vehicle listening to music. As Anthony talked, Ms. Davis, who was seated in the courtroom with Union County Victim Advocate Michelle Shugart, shook her head in agreement.

Anthony told the jury that though no one had testified that Rice had fired the gun that killed Davis, the jury should consider the law that the hand of one was the hand of all in a murder.