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Anderson County Sheriff's Office reaches settlement in wrongful death suit

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An Upstate Sheriff's Office has reached an agreement to settle a wrongful death suit. The litigation came after an incident in October 2021. Deputies executed a traffic stop on a motorcycle on Airline Road and Mimosa Trail.

The Sheriff's Office says two deputies approached Robert Allen Maness and he pulled out a gun and opened fire. Deputies returned fire, Maness was shot and killed in the incident.


Both deputies were placed on an administrative leave and SLED investigated the shooting. The Sheriff's Office and two deputies were named as defendants in the suit. The case was settled for $50,000.