Robert Dale Robertson
Robert Dale Robertson, 55, collapsed and went into cardiac arrest after a fall in the booking area of the Anderson County Detention Center in October 2020. He was placed on life support at AnMed Health and died there on October 24, 2020. Assistant Coroner Don McCown said he died of a cervical spine fracture received when detention employees took him to the floor, and arrest warrants say two employees performed a leg sweep on him while he was handcuffed behind his back. Two former employees have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in office, and the warrants describe their force as unreasonable.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Assistant Coroner Don McCown said he died of a cervical spine fracture from a leg sweep by two detention employees while handcuffed behind his back, and SLED arrest warrants describe unreasonable force; two former employees face involuntary manslaughter charges.
Reported by: Assistant Coroner Don McCown (medical examiner or coroner); SLED arrest warrants (outside investigators).