Photo By Sgt. Jennifer Amo | Sgt. Tim Brown, of the 275th Military Police Company, trains with his unit. Brown will...... read more read more
WASHINGTON - Sgt. Timothy Brown of the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s 275th Military Police Company will be honored for his heroism during the D.C. National Guard’s Awards and Decorations Ceremony on Dec. 7 at the District of Columbia Armory.
He will receive The District of Columbia Hero Recognition Award.
On Oct. 7, Brown working in his civilian occupation as a respiratory therapist ran toward an unknown threat to assist a Stafford County sheriff's deputy to deescalate imminent danger at the Mary Washington Hospital Trauma Center.
“I heard a commotion going on – a little scuffle. I heard the law enforcement officer state that the subject had his weapon or was attempting to pull it out of the holster,” said Brown. “Out of instinct, I just got up and ran into the room and offered the sheriff’s deputy some assistance.”
The scuffle broke out after Stafford County sheriff's deputy Dan Gentry had been escorting a mental health subject into Mary Washington Hospital Trauma Center for evaluation. While speaking with the subject inside of the hospital room the subject became verbally and then physically confrontational. As Gentry tried to restrain the subject, the individual grabbed the officer’s service weapon and attempted to pull it out of the holster.
Brown subdued the unstable individual by using a military police technique until the deputy was able to apply handcuffs. Gentry took a few moments after the situation was back under control to figure out who Brown was and how he was able to employ a perfect restraining technique on the individual.
“If you have a law enforcement officer yelling ‘let go of my gun, let go of my gun’ while he’s fighting on the ground with an individual, why would you intercede?” Gentry said. “Others that were in the area were walking on by - why did this one individual step in?”
Brown identified himself as hospital staff and explained to Gentry that he was a former Marine and was currently serving with the D.C. Army National Guard as a military police officer.
“The fact that he was well trained, he employed the bent wrist technique and he did so in such perfect fashion, perfect form ... it also explains why he was more than willing and more than capable to step in to this extremely dangerous situation and interject himself without knowing the outcome,” Gentry said.
Brown later insisted that his actions that day are aligned with the core values that any citizen-soldier would be expected to perform in a moment of crisis.
“Even though I’m not wearing this uniform, I’m still a soldier,” he said. “It could have turned out to be a very bad situation. I envisioned active shooter; I envisioned deadly force being used against that subject.”
Gentry said that due to how the scuffle was escalating, it was quickly becoming a deadly force scenario where he would have had to use any means necessary to defend anyone in the hospital.
“When Sgt. Brown, the soldier, stepped in to assist me at that time, he saved the individual's life.”
Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett explained that it’s part of their mission statement to partner with a local community that is filled with not just business professionals but former and current military and a number of law enforcement officials.
“Sgt. Brown exemplified what service is all about and the selflessness that goes into what he does,” Jett said.
Cpt. Jamie Porter, the commander of the 275th Military Police Company has already known about this selflessness.
“He is a team leader, mentor, consummate professional with a can do attitude that is willing to do whatever it takes to help his unit.”
Brown later reflected on his act of duty and courage and settled on a textbook noncommissioned officer response.
“I think this is a good reflection on the U.S. military, the U.S. Army, the DC National Guard and my unit the 275th Military Police Company – because they know that even though I’m not in uniform at times, I’m still on the job.”
It is this type of ethos that exemplifies the D.C. National Guard’s warrior ethos and will be recognized on Dec.7.
| Date Taken: | 12.05.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 12.05.2014 15:51 |
| Story ID: | 149543 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DC, US |
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