Exercising the Right
Rescuing a Cop
The Fox affiliate out of Salt Lake City reported on February 3 about how a man with a concealed pistol came to the rescue of a police officer in need. The incident began when the officer noticed feet sticking out of a donation bin in Springville, Utah. The cop yelled for whoever was in the bin to come out, and a man later identified as Paul Douglas Anderson emerged. Anderson was acting erratically, and the officer immediately suspected something was awry. According to the police report, Anderson lunged at the officer and began pummeling him. That’s when a charitable passerby entered the picture.
Derek Meyer was driving by when he observed police lights from the officer’s cruiser. Meyer stopped to see what was going on and witnessed the violent assault in progress. Meyer exited his vehicle and drew his pistol. He pointed his handgun at Anderson and yelled for him to stop his vicious assault. Anderson stopped and ran from the scene as police backup arrived. Authorities pursued the suspect and arrested him not far from the scene of the original assault, hiding under a flatbed trailer.
Corporal Cory Waters of the Springville Police talked to FOX13 and heaped praise on Meyer for coming to the aid of a fallen officer. The officer suffered a fractured eye socket and lacerations near his eye in the beating, but was treated at a nearby hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. Corporal Waters expressed sincere gratitude for Meyer’s actions, which Waters says may have saved the officer’s life. “Had he not been in the right place at the right time, who knows what would have happened.... But he definitely stopped the attack from continuing and becoming much worse. He might have even saved either one of their lives. It could have gone really bad, even for the suspect.”
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