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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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A bill that would have allowed the open carry of firearms without a carry permit died last week in the South Carolina legislature, but another bill that would allow holders of carry licenses to bear arms either openly or concealed has passed both the state House and Senate. The “open carry with training” bill was also amended in the state Senate in a big way, scrapping the $50 application fee that all current applicants have to pay before they can receive a license.
The editorial board of the state’s Post and Courier has been opposed to any changes in the state’s carry laws, and they’re deeply unhappy about the fact that soon South Carolinians may not have to fork over cash before they can exercise a constitutional right.
Updated: 12:41 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Two Laurens County women were arrested after a woman they were in charge of caring for was left strapped to a toilet for nearly eight hours, according to arrest warrants. Mariquita Antionetta McGowan, 35, and Jasmine Lariane Tomika Carter, 25, were each charged with neglect of a vulnerable adult.The women were arrested Wednesday in connection with the incident that happened at Whitten Center in Clinton, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. (Video above: Morning headlines) The Whitten Center is a residential facility of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, according to its website. Both McGowan and Carter were employees of the facility and the victim was a resident, according to arrest warrants. An arrest warrant said McGowan strapped the woman to the toilet using the toilet pelvic position device at about 10:40 p.m. on Nov. 23, 20202 and never went back to check on her. The warrant said the