Robert Robertson was handcuffed when he sustained injuries that caused his death in 2020. His family received a $1.25 million settlement from Anderson County.
Employees at Anderson County Detention Center fired, charged after detainee dies, deputies say
Robert Dale Robertson, 55, died from a cervical spine fracture Share Updated: 2:41 PM EDT May 13, 2021
Employees at Anderson County Detention Center fired, charged after detainee dies, deputies say
Robert Dale Robertson, 55, died from a cervical spine fracture Share Updated: 2:41 PM EDT May 13, 2021
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Show Transcript APP. BREAKING NEWS, A MAN DIED AT THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST IN THE BOOKING AREA OF THE ANDERSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. THE CORONER SAID 55-YEAR-OLD ROBERT ROBERTSON WAS BEING PROCESSED IN THE BOOKING AREA ON OCTOBER 17, WHEN HE SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST AFTER SUSTAINING A FALL. OFFICIALS SAID, CPR WAS PREFORMED AT THE DETENTION CENTER BEFORE ROBERTSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. WE ARE TOLD ROBERTSON WAS LATER PLACED ON LIFE SUPPORT AND DIED ON SATURD
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Two former Anderson County Detention Center employees have been arrested and charged by the State Law Enforcement Division in the death of an inmate in October of 2020, according to the Anderson County Sheriff s Office and SLED.
Milton Brady Wilson, 28, and Chancelor Stephen Lee Saxton, 26, were each charged with involuntary manslaughter, along with misconduct in office, according to warrants. They have been booked into the Abbeville County Detention Center.
Robert Dale Robertson, 55, of Easley, was being booked into jail Oct. 17 when he suffered cardiac arrest after sustaining a fall, Anderson County Deputy Coroner Don McCown said in an October 2020 Independent-Mail article.