AL HR196

Recognizes and honors Jemison Police Sergeant Timothy B. Wright as a nominee for the 2022 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement.

Commends Sergeant Wright for heroic actions on May 31, 2021, in Chilton County where he responded to a call outside his jurisdiction and saved the lives of two individuals threatened by an armed gunman.

Notes that Sergeant Wright engaged in gunfire with the gunman, resulting in the gunman's death, while successfully rescuing the two threatened individuals despite operating from a tactically disadvantageous position.

Recognizes Sergeant Wright's displayed courage, composure, and professional response in removing a substantial threat to the community and exemplifying the ideals of law enforcement.