Proposal to settle jail death

A court petition has been filed to settle a civil claim for a man’s death two years ago in the Pickens County Detention Center.  As the personal representative of the estate of Thomas R. Richardson, Santanna Randolph is agreeable to accept a compromise offer.  Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is the respondent in the case alleging wrongful death.  According to the Randolph petition, the Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company has made an offer of $95 thousand “to compromise and settle all the doubtful and disputed claims which the Petitioner, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas R. Richardson, may now or hereafter have against the Respondent, its employees, and officials regarding the incident.”