(MURFREESBORO) Two deputies earn Medal of Valor for risking their lives when arresting a suspect accused of killing a Robertson County deputy.SWAT Sgt. Jonathan McGee and Deputy Kyle Grisham exposed themselves to great risk when they arrested the suspect wanted for murdering Robertson County Sheriff’s Deputy Savannah Puckett.The suspect was believed armed with Puckett’s service weapon and hiding in the attic. McGee and Grisham safely took him into custody.Sheriff Mike Fitzh .
A Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy who saved a gunshot victim’s life was honored Saturday by the Murfreesboro Branch of the NAACP. Deputy Nathan Smith earned the Jerry Anderson Hero Award during the NAACP’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.
Jerry Anderson was a former NFL football player from Murfreesboro. He sacrificed his life while saving two boys from drowning May 27, 1989 in Stones River near Warrior Drive.
Smith was parked August 14th at the Handlebars bar .
(Rutherford County, Tenn.) Deputy Nathan Smith was honored Wednesday as the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Officer of the Year for the Exchange Club. Club President Melissa Wright presented the award during the Exchange Club meeting.
Smith earned the award for saving the life of a gunshot wound victim Aug. 14 at Handlebars bar on East Main Street. He was parked near the bar when he heard people arguing outside. As he approached the scene, he heard five muzzle flashes .