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The Oconee County sheriff's deputy shot after a highway pursuit remains in the hospital after being struck in a way officials thought was "not survivable."
Gregory Wayne Maxwell, 50, faces five counts of attempted murder and a weapons charge for shooting and injuring Oconee deputy, Corporal Lucas Watts.
The sheriff's office said around 8 p.m. the deputy, who has not been identified, was out of surgery and the next several hours were critical, according to a Facebook post.
An Oconee County Sheriff's Office deputy is in stable but critical condition after being shot during a highway pursuit on Nov. 16.