HJR327 Summary

• Commends Conservation Enforcement Officer Timothy Joe Lindsey, II, of Madison County as the 2012 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement recipient.

• Recognizes Officer Lindsey's rescue of a seven-year-old child in June 2011 when he entered a burning, potentially explosive aircraft wreckage while off-duty, disregarding his own safety.

• Notes Officer Lindsey was aware of the grave danger from aviation fuel saturation and had his wife and eight-year-old son present but chose to risk his life for a stranger.

• Highlights Officer Lindsey's character and modesty in leaving the scene without revealing his identity and his prior heroic act on Thanksgiving Day 2008 when he saved a victim trapped in a burning vehicle.

• Directs that Officer Lindsey receive a copy of the resolution as evidence of the legislature's admiration and esteem.