A graphic account of a heart-pounding encounter with a suspect has gone viral after a West Virginia sheriff’s deputy shared the details online.
Brooke County Sheriff’s Deputy Kristen Richmond described her harrowing fight with a 21-year-old suspect whom she said “was gooned up on an unknown drug” in a Facebook post.
The deputy debated posting the experience but decided to use it as an opportunity to give “a swift kick in the ass to a lot of cops.”
Richmond and three of her colleagues responded Friday to a call about the man, identified as Brandon Jackson, who was throwing things out of a third-floor dorm window at Bethany College. She described how she fought with Jackson for “about five minutes.”
“During said altercation, my glasses were shattered and knocked off my face, none of my radio transmissions got out, and a ton of equipment was stripped from my vest and duty belt,” the deputy wrote, noting how even being partially handcuffed and being attacked by Richmond’s K9 partner did not stop him.
“All the K9 bites, punches, knees, and baton strikes did not deter this guy. He wasn’t there. The drug had consumed every part of him,” Richmond wrote.
And though she admitted that “deadly force was warranted” at one point, especially after Jackson “reached for my duty weapon,” the deputy credited her training for her response.
“I think the majority of the credit goes to my training outside of work. I’ve been beat to hell and back in training so I knew how to react and fight through being repeatedly being struck in the face and head,” Richmond wrote. “I didn’t freak out … I knew I was okay and still in the fight.”
Her actions and her account of what happened caught the attention of actor James Woods who remarked at what “a brave and cool Deputy she is” in a tweet.
What a brave and cool Deputy she is. That drugged-out guy doesn’t know how lucky he is. I venture to say a less reserved officer might well have shot him during that horrific struggle. #BlueLivesMatter https://t.co/oTRnzcATXV
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) July 30, 2018
Richmond was treated for “a broken nose, a fractured sinus, and some other minor bumps and lacerations to my hands, face, and head.”
According to Fox News:
Jackson was taken in handcuffs to a local hospital before being transferred to a facility in Pittsburgh, Pa. It was not immediately clear Sunday whether charges had been filed against him.
“This post isn’t to be all bravado,” Richmond wrote, explaining her three-fold purpose in sharing the experience.
She reminded her fellow law enforcement officers to always be prepared, and to bond with their partners.
“They’re your family and when you find yourself in a dark corner at 0300 praying for backup, they’re gonna be the ones who come running,” she wrote.
Officer Richmond and her partner pic.twitter.com/wUgyTmrvNX
— EJ Hill (@EJHill_PSC) July 30, 2018
Richmond also had a message “for the families, friends, and/or critics”:
“Please take a few moments to consider everything that we go through before jumping to conclusions based off slanted media and facts. At the end of the day, we are exactly like all of you ‘normal’ people. We just want to go home after work.”
The post has been shared nearly 200,000 times as of Monday and has garnered much appreciation from readers.
“Thank you all for what you do I wish you and all concerned a speedy recovery both physically and mentally,” wrote one Facebook user.
“That’s why the truth of ‘ not just anyone can do this job, ‘ is so important. You proved it up……you will go out stronger and wiser from this ordeal……law enforcement is a calling and you for sure have been called. God Bless you , your canine partner, and your colleagues,” another wrote.
The sentiments were the same on Twitter.
I fully support and always have the brave Men and Women that serve in blue…thank you for protecting us….thank God she is alive to tell her story ❤❤❤❤❤
— Never hurry a Murray❌ (@rubio_judy) July 30, 2018
God bless you officer. Thank you for taking your job seriously when it came to preparing and training. This world needs (doesn’t deserve) more like you.
— Jody Jenkins (@Jj_swag33) July 30, 2018
The absolute shit that cops have to deal with day in and day out is unreal. Kudos to her bravery and wishing her a speedy recovery.
— DC (@whatzcooken) July 30, 2018
Consider me ‘less reserved’. I would have shot him….good thing I’m not a cop…
— Cathy C Covfefe´❌ (@CathyCMAGA) July 30, 2018
God Bless all our men and women in uniform ????????
— Barbara J. Harris (@BarbaraJHarris8) July 30, 2018
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.
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