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Police Department
Awards, News & Updates
Jackson Police Department Awards
May 15, 2002
Sergeant David DeMoss
Sergeant David DeMoss On 09 April 2002 at approximately 1:50 P.M. Sergeant David DeMoss while investigating an aggravated assault went to 133 Labelle Street, the reported location of a suspect who had earlier brandished a semi-automatic pistol. There assisted by Officer Lott he identified the suspect Kevin Transou who resisted arrest and fled on foot. During this altercation Sergeant Demoss observed another person, Bruce Vann pick up a semi-automatic pistol that had been lying on the porch and also begin to flee. Sergeant DeMoss gave chase and confronted the armed suspect ordering him to drop the weapon. As the suspect was attempting to go through a fence, he turned and pointed the handgun at Sergeant DeMoss who responded by firing one round with his service weapon, striking the gunman in the leg. Bruce Vann who was later determined to be a fugitive was taken in to custody without further incident. The actions of Sergeant David DeMoss where in the highest tradition of the Jackson Police Department.
On 06 March 2001, at approximately 11:15 A.M. officers of the Jackson Police Department responded to 108 James Buchanan Drive to investigate an aggravated assault wherein it was reported that the suspect who had earlier brandished a semi-automatic handgun could be located. Sergeant Burkley Sain while moving down a hallway was confronted by the suspect who suddenly appeared in a doorway pointing a handgun at officers. Sergeant Sain responded by quickly firing two rounds from his service weapon, striking the suspect once in the leg. The suspect then retreated to a bedroom where the arrest was made without further incident. It was later discovered that man was wielding a weapon replica. Sergeant Burkley Sain however responded to what he perceived to be imminent threat to the lives of the officers and occupants of the residence in a manner that displays exceptional courage and professionalism.
On May 8th 2000, at approximately 10:04 P.M. Officers McCraney, Butler and King responded to the Heritage Estates Apartment Complex to locate a suspect who had been firing a weapon from a vehicle on U.S. 45 By-Pass. After they were directed to the suspect's apartment, Officers McCraney and Butler went to the front door while Officer King covered the rear. When Officer Stephen McCraney and Officer Richard Butler knocked on the door, the suspect opened the door with a handgun pointed in their direction. Officer McCraney and Officer Butler fired at the suspect, striking him once. The immediate and decisive action taken by Officer Stephen McCraney resulted in stopping an individual who was clearly a danger to everyone in the area being taken into custody with no further injury or loss of life. Actions of this nature reflect the highest tradition of the Jackson Police Department.
On 02 February 2002 at 12:56 P.M. Officer Jimmie Reynolds located in front of 99 Oakridge Drive a man matching the description of a suspect in a shooting. During a frisk of the person, Officer Reynolds located a handgun secreted in the man's waistband. As Officer Reynolds attempted to retrieve the weapon, the suspect too attempted to retrieve the pistol. The suspect repeatedly elbowed Officer Reynolds in the nose causing it to bleed. When Officer Reynolds attempted to separate from his assailant, there was a struggle for control of Officer Reynolds service weapon. Eventually Officer Reynolds was able to gain control of the weapon; he then fired one round striking the suspect in the left side. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. In addition to the handgun, officers found the suspect to be in possession of eighty-two grams of crack cocaine. Officer Jimmie Reynolds while in imminent threat of grievous personal injury or death performed his duty in a professional manner that brings honor to himself as well as the entire Jackson Police Department.
Sergeant Bill Young
On 12 October 2001, at 9:55 P.M. officers were dispatched to a reported automobile wreck on Riverside Drive. Once there they found a vehicle had left the roadway and was upside-down in several feet of water. The three occupants of the partially submerged car were trapped and faced drowning. Sergeant Bill Young along with other officers entered the swamp and began efforts to extricate the victims from the damaged automobile. The officers attempts at rescue were unsuccessful until they were eventually provided with a pry bar and Hooligan Tool by the Jackson Fire Department. By this time only a small pocket of air in the floorboard of the inverted vehicle was available to the trapped victims. Without the efforts of Sergeant Young and the other officers, twenty-two year old Terance Moore, twenty-two year old Maximillian Roberts and nineteen year old Aaron Pearson would have perished in the swamp that night. The actions Sergeant Bill Young bring honor to the entire Jackson Police Department.
Investigator Gerald Wiltshire
On the night of 27 October 2001 Investigator Gerald Wiltshire and Officer Ronnie Richards responded with Air One to an emergency call for assistance made by the Milan, Tennessee Police Department. They requested assistance in locating an elderly man who had walked away from his nursing home. Investigator Wiltshire and Officer Richards responded quickly and began to conduct a search of the area. After approximately a fifteen-minute search with the airborne forward-looking infrared system, a heat signature was located. The air crew directed ground personnel to the victim who was found lying in a ditch and was virtually invisible from the ground. Considering the individual's age, light clothing and the anticipated nighttime temperatures, the actions of the Investigator Gerald Wiltshire, without question, saved the life of the missing man.
Officer Steven Mascherini
On the 8th of December 2000, at approximately 7:40 A.M. officers were dispatched to assist the Jackson Fire Department with a house fire located at 56 Ingram Street. Upon arrival Officer Steven Mascherini and Officer Donna Thompson followed firefighters to the rear of the burning home. There, firefighters brought out a resident Gloria Lewis. The Officers immediately began to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Officers' Mascherini and Thompson continued to perform lifesaving efforts until Emergency Medical Personnel requested that the victim be brought to the front of the home. When this request was made, Officer Steven Mascherini carried Ms. Lewis in his arms to the front of the home, where Emergency Medical Personnel could take over lifesaving efforts. The actions of Officer Steven Mascherini during a traumatic situation are in the highest tradition of the Jackson Police Department and are to be commended.
On 12 October 2001, at 9:55 P.M. officers were dispatched to a reported automobile wreck on Riverside Drive. Once there they found a vehicle had left the roadway and was upside-down in several feet of water. The three occupants of the partially submerged car were trapped and faced an imminent drowning. Officer Jerod Cobb along with other officers entered the swamp and began efforts to extricate the victims from the damaged automobile. The officers attempts at rescue were unsuccessful until they were eventually provided with a pry bar and Hooligan Tool by the Jackson Fire Department. By this time only a small pocket of air in the floorboard of the inverted vehicle was available to the trapped victims. Without the efforts of Officer Cobb and the other officers, twenty-two year old Terance Moore, twenty-two year old Maximillian Roberts and nineteen-year-old Aaron Pearson would have perished in the swamp that night. The actions taken by Officer Jerod Cobb bring honor to the entire Jackson Police Department.
On 12 October 2001, at 9:55 P.M. officers were dispatched to a reported automobile wreck on Riverside Drive. Once there they found a vehicle had left the roadway and was upside-down in several feet of water. The three occupants of the partially submerged car were trapped and faced an imminent drowning. Officer Brien Turner along with other officers entered the swamp and began efforts to extricate the victims from the damaged automobile. The officers attempts at rescue were unsuccessful until they were eventually provided with a pry bar and Hooligan Tool by the Jackson Fire Department. By this time only a small pocket of air in the floorboard of the inverted vehicle was available to the trapped victims. Without the efforts of Officer Turner and the other officers, twenty-two year old Terance Moore, twenty-two year old Maximillian Roberts and nineteen-year-old Aaron Pearson would have perished in the swamp that night. The actions taken by Officer Brien Turner bring honor to the entire Jackson Police Department.
Officer Jayson Keel
On 12 October 2001, at 9:55 P.M. officers were dispatched to a reported automobile wreck on Riverside Drive. Once there they found a vehicle had left the roadway and was upside-down in several feet of water. The three occupants of the partially submerged car were trapped and faced an imminent drowning. Officer Jayson Keel along with other officers entered the swamp and began efforts to extricate the victims from the damaged automobile. The officers attempts at rescue were unsuccessful until they were eventually provided with a pry bar and Hooligan Tool by the Jackson Fire Department. By this time only a small pocket of air in the floorboard of the inverted vehicle was available to the trapped victims. Without the efforts of Officer Keel and the other officers, twenty-two year old Terance Moore, twenty-two year old Maximillian Roberts and nineteen-year-old Aaron Pearson would have perished in the swamp that night. The actions taken by Officer Jayson Keel bring honor to the entire Jackson Police Department.
Officer Ramanda Robertson
On 22 August 2001, at approximately 12:55 A.M. Officer Ramanda Robertson was notified by a citizen that a person later identified to be Wylda Jenkins was in need of medical attention. Officer Robertson found the victim to be unconscious in the passenger seat of an automobile. Officer Rebecca Davis responded to assist. They were unable to detect a pulse or sign of respiration. The officers began to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Officer Robertson performing chest compressions and Officer Davis administering rescue breathing. They continued their life saving efforts until relieved by Emergency Medical Personnel who did detect faint vital signs. Although Ms. Jenkins did expire a short time later, the performance of Officer Ramanda Robertson in an attempt to save life brings honor to not only Officer Robertson but to the entire Jackson Police Department.
On 22 August 2001, at approximately 12:55 A.M. Officer Ramanda Robertson was notified by a citizen that a person later identified to be Wylda Jenkins was in need of medical attention. Officer Robertson found the victim to be unconscious in the passenger seat of an automobile. Officer Rebecca Davis responded to assist. They were unable to detect a pulse or sign of respiration. The officers began to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Officer Robertson performing chest compressions and Officer Davis administering rescue breathing. They continued their life saving efforts until relieved by Emergency Medical Personnel who did detect faint vital signs. Although Ms. Jenkins did expire a short time later, the performance of Officer Rebecca Davis in an attempt to save life brings honor to not only Officer Davis but to the entire Jackson Police Department.
On the night of 27 October 2001 Officer Ronnie Richards and Investigator Gerald Wiltshire responded with Air One to an emergency call for assistance made by the Milan, Tennessee Police Department. They requested assistance in locating an elderly man who had walked away from his nursing home. Officer Richards and Investigator Wiltshire responded quickly and began to conduct a search of the area. After approximately a fifteen-minute search with the airborne forward-looking infrared system, a heat signature was located. The air crew directed ground personnel to the victim who was found lying in a ditch and was virtually invisible from the ground. Considering the individual's age, light clothing and the anticipated nighttime temperatures, the actions of Officer Ronnie Richards, without question, saved the life of the missing man.
Officer Gary Benton
On 12 October 2001, at 9:55 P.M. officers were dispatched to a reported automobile wreck on Riverside Drive. Once there they found a vehicle had left the roadway and was upside-down in several feet of water. The three occupants of the partially submerged car were trapped and faced an imminent drowning. Officer Gary Benton along with other officers entered the swamp and began efforts to extricate the victims from the damaged automobile. The officers attempts at rescue were unsuccessful until they were eventually provided with a pry bar and Hooligan Tool by the Jackson Fire Department. By this time only a small pocket of air in the floorboard of the inverted vehicle was available to the trapped victims. Without the efforts of Officer Benton and the other officers, twenty-two year old Terance Moore, twenty-two year old Maximillian Roberts and nineteen-year-old Aaron Pearson would have perished in the swamp that night. The actions taken by Officer Gary Benton bring honor to the entire Jackson Police Department.
On 16 November 2001, at 9:38 P.M. Officer Gary Benton and Officer Jayson Keel were in Parkview Courts with a suspect that they had placed under arrest. While waiting for a transport unit, Officer Keel observed a vehicle approaching that was being operated in an erratic manner. When Officer Keel attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver in an effort to flee accelerated and swerved around Officer Benton's police unit striking Officer Benton who was standing near the front of the car. The impact propelled Officer Benton into the windshield, across the hood of the police car, and onto the pavement. Officer Keel found Officer Gary Benton to have been rendered unconscious, to have sustained a laceration to his head, and abrasions to his arms and legs. Doctors found that in fact Officer Benton had received a concussion in addition to the other wounds. The suspect was subsequently arrested as a result of his assault. Officer Gary Benton's personal sacrifice in the line of duty is in the highest tradition of the Jackson Police Department.
CITIZEN CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
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Ms. Donna Carden
Mr. Ben Stephenson
Ms. Gail Forbis
Mr. Robert Todd
Mr. Anthony Arnold
Mr. Andrew Webb
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