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Joseph Deviontrey Robertson
Gender : Male
Age : 25
Race : Black
Date : 10/15/2023
Location : I-20, exit 18
City : Johnston
County : Aiken
State : South Carolina
Agency : Edgefield County SO, Aiken County SO
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Edgefield County deputies made a traffic stop. The driver exited the vehicle while the passenger jumped in the driver’s seat and drove away. Police escalated a chase, apparently with a shootout, and the chase went through Highway 23 to Woodyard Road and onto SC-19. Police fired at Robertson. A passenger ran away under fire from police and Robertson ran into nearby woods on the I-20. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, North Augusta Public Safety and South Carolina Highway patrol organized a manhunt with multiple dogs and aircraft. A shot rang out. Robertson had committed suicide under the extreme police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjbf.com/top-stories/multi-county-pursuit-ends-with-suspect-suicide-2/
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/10/15/edgefield-county-traffic-stop-turns-chase-1-arrested-1-missing/
