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BradleySheriff.com
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Deputies honored for "Beyond the Call of Duty" |
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 |
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Six Bradley County Sheriff's deputies received awards from Cleveland 100 during the organization's awards meeting on May 13. Presenting the awards were Brenda Lawson, president, and Betty McGrady Ballard, vice president, of Cleveland 100.
 L-R - Brenda Lawson, Sheriff Tim Gobble, Det. Heath Arthur, Deputy Phillip Reagan, Deputy Shaun McKee, Deputy Travis Greene, Mayor Tom Rowland, and Betty McGrady Ballard
Det. Heath Arthur and deputies Phillip Reagan, Shaun McKee and Travis Greene received awards for their response to a traffic accident on Keith Valley Road on May 17, 2009. Arriving on the scene, the deputies found a vehicle off the road resting upside down in a small creek. They observed flames spreading quickly from the engine toward the passenger compartment where the elderly driver lay trapped in the wreckage. Assessing the situation the deputies realized the woman could die in the fire if they didn't get her out of the vehicle. Disregarding their own safety, they were able to get the woman out as medical help arrived on the scene. The woman was taken to a burn unit in Nashville but died of her injuries several hours later. Brenda Lawson, Sheriff Tim Gobble, Deputy Chad Nave, Mayor Tom Rowland and Betty McGrady Ballard
On December 1, 2009 Deputy Chad Nave responded to a traffic accident on Dalton Pike. Upon arrival, he discovered a victim of the accident received a compound fracture of his left leg and was sustaining heavy blood loss. Acting quickly, Deputy Nave applied a tourniquet to the injury, stopping blood loss and saving the man's life. For his quick thinking, he received a Cleveland 100 Dedicated Professional award. L-R Brenda Lawson, Sheriff Tim Gobble, Det. Joe Renner, Mayor Tom Rowland and Berry McGrady Ballard
Det. Joe Renner while a member of the patrol division in May 2009 was struck by an automobile while directing motorists around a traffic accident on North Lee Highway. The force of the collision threw Renner onto the hood of the vehicle causing his head to strike the windshield. His injuries were serious and required hospitalization. Sheriff Tim Gobble, referring to the dangers patrol deputies face each day, said "While they try to keep everyone else safe they are subject to serious injury and for that they deserve our full respect and admiration."
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