SC H4323

Recognizes and honors Chesterfield County Deputy Matthew Redfearn for being awarded the South Carolina Sheriffs' Association Medal of Valor on April 23, 2025

Deputy Redfearn responded to a "man with a gun" call on August 21, 2024, where suspect Kenneth Bragg had already fired at Pageland Police Department officers

Deputy Redfearn was ambushed by the suspect armed with an AR-15 rifle while turning onto Sale Barn Road; multiple rounds struck his patrol vehicle and narrowly missed his head through the windshield

Despite receiving gunfire, Deputy Redfearn returned fire with his service handgun, striking the suspect's vehicle twice, then pursued and relayed critical information that led to a fifteen-hour standoff and the suspect's capture

Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to Deputy Matthew Redfearn