AR SR6

Commends Special Agent Kevin Brown, 31, of Van Buren County, a five-year veteran of the Arkansas State Police assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division, Company E in Harrison

Recognizes Brown as the 2009 Arkansas State Trooper of the Year (named March 19, 2010) and recipient of the department's Medal of Valor for extraordinary acts of valor and gallantry

Details Brown's heroic actions on June 4, 2009, when an Arkansas National Guard OH-58 helicopter he was aboard lost power and crashed into a ten-foot-deep river pool while on a drug task force operation

Brown escaped his seat belt and shoulder harness despite internal injuries, swam to help a struggling drug task force agent reach shore, then ensured the National Guard pilot's safety

Directs the House of Representatives to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Special Agent Brown through the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives