HJR493 Summary

• Commends Conservation Enforcement Officer Timothy Joe Lindsey, II, of Madison County as a nominee for the 2011 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement.

• Officer Lindsey is a Game Warden and seven-year veteran of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

• On Thanksgiving Day 2008, while off-duty, Officer Lindsey rescued a young woman with disabilities from a burning van by breaking the window, climbing inside, and pulling her to safety just before the vehicle was completely engulfed in flames.

• The heroic rescue incident went unreported for more than a year due to Officer Lindsey's character and modesty.

• The Alabama Legislature recognizes Officer Lindsey as an exemplar of dedicated law enforcement and directs that he receive a copy of this resolution as a token of admiration and esteem.