I m no hero. I imagine anyone who was in my shoes would have done the same. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 8:17 PM EDT April 15, 2021
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn An East Tennessee corrections officer is being called a hero after he jumped into action to save a mother and her two young girls trapped inside a burning vehicle near Johnson City.
The Tennessee Department of Corrections said officer Leon Odom from the Northeast Correctional Complex put his training and life on the line to save the family from grave danger Friday night.
TDOC said it happened after Odom watched a vehicle swerve across the highway and hit two trees before it burst into flames.