Today, we remember Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Eli Pittman.
On this date in 1906, Deputy Eli Pittman succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained several hours earlier while attempting to arrest a man he believed to be intoxicated. The man had made previous threats against Deputy Pittman and shot him as he approached. The suspect was shot and killed. Deputy Pittman was survived by his wife and two children.
