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Sheriff Robert Maxwell | Greenville County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Greenville County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Sheriff

Robert Maxwell

Greenville County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

End of Watch: Sunday, November 12, 1797

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 45

Tour: Not available

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Military veteran

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 11/12/1797

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Acquitted

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Sheriff Robert Maxwell was shot and killed after being ambushed while on his way to court. The suspects ambushed him because he was a law enforcement officer. One man was arrested and was tried and acquitted.

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.

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On the 212th anniversary of Sheriff Maxwell's death, we honored his service in our patrol briefing by reading his entry from ODMP. Each day, we honor one fallen officer on the anniversary of their death so as to keep them in our thoughts, and also to remind us of the dangers inherent in our job. Sheriff Maxwell is not forgotten.

Sergeant Zach Perron
Palo Alto (CA) Police Department
November 12, 2009

 

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