Washington District Sheriff's Office, South Carolina
End of Watch Sunday, November 12, 1797
Add to My HeroesRobert Maxwell
Sheriff Robert Maxwell was shot and killed after being ambushed while on his way to court in Pickensville, South Carolina.
He was riding his horse and attempting to cross the Saluda River, near where the modern-day Piedmont Mill Dam is located. The suspects ambushed him because he was a law enforcement officer. One man was arrested but acquitted at trial.
Sheriff Maxwell was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He was survived by his wife and son and is buried in the Maxwell family cemetery, on what was his plantation near Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina.
Washington District consisted of what later became Pendleton County, Greenville County, Anderson County, and Pickens County.
Bio
- Age 45
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Friday, November 10, 1797
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Acquitted
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