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Security officer’s quick actions saves police officer www.privateofficer.com
Myrtle Beach SC July 4 2009
Dozens of people along Ocean Boulevard on Wednesday night were horrified to see a man slamming his car into other cars, all while police say an officer was hanging on to the side of the man’s car.
That man is now facing 10 counts of assault with the intent to kill, resisting arrest with a deadly weapon along with several drunk driving charges.
Witnesses say the man driving seemed to have no regard for property or people nearby and it took police and one quick acting security guard to stop him.
“I was terrified,” recalled Dee Die, who is visiting the Grand Strand from Kentucky. “We were stopped at the red light in front of “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” and next thing we know somebody just plows you into the back of us. Then we hear this cop saying ‘I told you not to move, I told you to stop,’” added Die.
Police say driving that reckless car was Clark Tuttle. Witnesses say, with dozens of pedestrians nearby, Tuttle continued his destruction, all the while, a Myrtle Beach Police Officer was hanging on the side of the car. Police say Tuttle slammed into several other cars, to try and shake the officer.
“He was either trying to kill the cop or get him off of the mirror,” said Die.
Close by, on duty at the Ripley’s Museum on Ocean Blvd, was Excalibur Security Guard Jawara Legette.
“I heard an officer yell,” recalled Legette, “So, I immediately ran to the street and saw white truck with a driver trying to get away. I ran over to the passenger side door — the door was locked — so, I just jumped in the window, threw the car in park, took the keys out of the car, pushed the guy out of the car.”
“It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, because I don’t what made him react that way but I’m glad he did because the driver would have hit us again for sure,” said Dee’s husband, Mike Die.
Legette said the most satisfying part was “being able to help the officer, he’s the real hero in the matter, he’s the one that initiated the stop. Anybody would have done it, I was just the closest one to the action,” said Legette.
But not everyone did do it.
“He saved not only our lives, but there was cops all over the street, he saved everybody’s lives, and he just walked over to the side and didn’t want to be noticed at all,” said Dee Die.
Legette stresses he was just reacting and just doing his job. Though there are dozens of people also there that night who think much more of him.
Myrtle Beach police say the officer who was dragged by the car suffered minor injuries.
Dozens of people along Ocean Boulevard on Wednesday night were horrified to see a man slamming his car into other cars, all while police say an officer was hanging on to the side of the man’s car.
That man is now facing 10 counts of assault with the intent to kill, resisting arrest with a deadly weapon along with several drunk driving charges.
Witnesses say the man driving seemed to have no regard for property or people nearby and it took police and one quick acting security guard to stop him.
“I was terrified,” recalled Dee Die, who is visiting the Grand Strand from Kentucky. “We were stopped at the red light in front of “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” and next thing we know somebody just plows you into the back of us. Then we hear this cop saying ‘I told you not to move, I told you to stop,’” added Die.
Police say driving that reckless car was Clark Tuttle. Witnesses say, with dozens of pedestrians nearby, Tuttle continued his destruction, all the while, a Myrtle Beach Police Officer was hanging on the side of the car. Police say Tuttle slammed into several other cars, to try and shake the officer.
“He was either trying to kill the cop or get him off of the mirror,” said Die.
Close by, on duty at the Ripley’s Museum on Ocean Blvd, was Excalibur Security Guard Jawara Legette.
“I heard an officer yell,” recalled Legette, “So, I immediately ran to the street and saw white truck with a driver trying to get away. I ran over to the passenger side door — the door was locked — so, I just jumped in the window, threw the car in park, took the keys out of the car, pushed the guy out of the car.”
“It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, because I don’t what made him react that way but I’m glad he did because the driver would have hit us again for sure,” said Dee’s husband, Mike Die.
Legette said the most satisfying part was “being able to help the officer, he’s the real hero in the matter, he’s the one that initiated the stop. Anybody would have done it, I was just the closest one to the action,” said Legette.
But not everyone did do it.
“He saved not only our lives, but there was cops all over the street, he saved everybody’s lives, and he just walked over to the side and didn’t want to be noticed at all,” said Dee Die.
Legette stresses he was just reacting and just doing his job. Though there are dozens of people also there that night who think much more of him.
Myrtle Beach police say the officer who was dragged by the car suffered minor injuries.
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