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PRATTVILLE AL June 29 2010– Prattville police have arrested two people and are searching for a third suspect in connection with a weekend assault on an off-duty Elmore County sheriff’s deputy.
Chris Kearley is in stable condition at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery and expected to make a full recovery, Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said.
Kearley underwent emergency brain surgery Sunday after the assault, and doctors put a metal plate in his head, Franklin added.
“The prognosis is a lot better today than it was early Sunday,” Franklin said Monday. “He’s got a long way to go in the recovery. But we were told that the way things look now, he will make a full recovery.”
The incident occurred early Sunday morning at The Blue Iguana, 1714 E. Main St., said Prattville Police Chief Alfred Wadsworth.
Kearley and another sheriff’s office employee were off duty and at the club with their wives, Wadsworth added.
Kearley was injured when he came to the aid of a security guard who was involved in a fight, he said. The deputy was struck in the back of his head with a board, police reports show. The incident occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday.
Police arrested Michael Wade Uding, 27, of Deatsville and Lance Christopher Knighton, 26, of Ramer in connection with the assault, he added.
Both men were arrested Sunday in Deatsville on felony assault charges, he said. The men were being held in the Autauga Metro Jail on Monday on bonds of $30,000 each.
A warrant has been issued for Derek Wayne Holley, 27, of Montgomery, Wadsworth said. Anyone with information on Holley’s whereabouts is urged to call the Police Department at 361-3671 or any local law enforcement agency.
On Monday afternoon, Kearley’s condition was improving, said Ricky Lowery, chief deputy of the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office.
“A physical therapist had gotten Chris up and out of the bed, and they were hoping to move him out of intensive care … a regular room,” Lowery said. “The outlook continues to improve. Of course there is always a risk when you are dealing with an injury like this. But Chris is young and strong. If anybody would be able to bounce back from something like this, it will be Chris.”
Kearley has been with the sheriff’s office about five years, starting out as a corrections officer before moving to the enforcement arm.
“Chris is a great guy, a good officer,” Franklin said. “He’s the kind of guy that makes you wish you had Chris and 50 more just like him.”
Chris Kearley is in stable condition at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery and expected to make a full recovery, Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said.
Kearley underwent emergency brain surgery Sunday after the assault, and doctors put a metal plate in his head, Franklin added.
“The prognosis is a lot better today than it was early Sunday,” Franklin said Monday. “He’s got a long way to go in the recovery. But we were told that the way things look now, he will make a full recovery.”
The incident occurred early Sunday morning at The Blue Iguana, 1714 E. Main St., said Prattville Police Chief Alfred Wadsworth.
Kearley and another sheriff’s office employee were off duty and at the club with their wives, Wadsworth added.
Kearley was injured when he came to the aid of a security guard who was involved in a fight, he said. The deputy was struck in the back of his head with a board, police reports show. The incident occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday.
Police arrested Michael Wade Uding, 27, of Deatsville and Lance Christopher Knighton, 26, of Ramer in connection with the assault, he added.
Both men were arrested Sunday in Deatsville on felony assault charges, he said. The men were being held in the Autauga Metro Jail on Monday on bonds of $30,000 each.
A warrant has been issued for Derek Wayne Holley, 27, of Montgomery, Wadsworth said. Anyone with information on Holley’s whereabouts is urged to call the Police Department at 361-3671 or any local law enforcement agency.
On Monday afternoon, Kearley’s condition was improving, said Ricky Lowery, chief deputy of the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office.
“A physical therapist had gotten Chris up and out of the bed, and they were hoping to move him out of intensive care … a regular room,” Lowery said. “The outlook continues to improve. Of course there is always a risk when you are dealing with an injury like this. But Chris is young and strong. If anybody would be able to bounce back from something like this, it will be Chris.”
Kearley has been with the sheriff’s office about five years, starting out as a corrections officer before moving to the enforcement arm.
“Chris is a great guy, a good officer,” Franklin said. “He’s the kind of guy that makes you wish you had Chris and 50 more just like him.”
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Chris Kearley, Elmore County Sheriff
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