HJR310 Summary

• Commends Officer Tony Bryant of the Huntsville Police Department as a nominee for the 2017 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement, the state's highest law enforcement award for extraordinary courage.

• On June 18, 2016, Officer Bryant responded to an incident at Jordan Lane near University Drive where Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Trooper Hopkins was engaged in a life-or-death struggle with an armed suspect over a handgun.

• Officer Bryant discharged his weapon to stop the deadly threat and prevent harm to Trooper Hopkins and civilians in the immediate area after attempts to physically subdue the suspect failed.

• Officer Bryant received the Medal of Valor from the Huntsville Police Department, the department's second-highest medal, for his meritorious actions.

• The resolution directs that Officer Bryant receive a copy of the resolution as evidence of legislative admiration and esteem; adopted by the House on April 20, 2017 and the Senate on April 27, 2017.