Weeks after attack by suspect, Aiken County deputy goes home

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nearly a month after being run over and shot by a suspect, an Aiken County deputy has been released from care to go home. Deputy Ethan Crosby had been with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office for a little over a year before the shoot-out happened on Oct. 5. After the confrontation, Crosby was hospitalized for several days before going into a rehabilitation facility.On Friday, the sheriff’s office said he had been released from Aiken Regional Rehabilitation.“This is a tremendous milestone and one we have all been anxiously waiting to celebrate. Deputy Crosby’s courage, strength, and determination throughout this difficult journey have been nothing short of inspiring,” the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office wrote Friday on Facebook. “Please continue to keep Deputy Crosby and his family in your thoughts and prayers as he begins the next chapter of his recovery.” The suspect, 38‑year‑old Amanda Buckner, was fatally shot by deputies in the confrontation.The shooting happe