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2 days ago
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Polk County deputy given Life Saver Award after reviving man overdosing
A Polk County deputy was awarded the Life Saver Award by Sheriff Johnny Moats on Monday, after she saved a man's life last week. On Sunday, June 1, Corporal Amy Davis was on patrol in Rockmart when she was flagged down by a concerned person. That person directed her to a man slumped over inside a vehicle in the parking lot of a nearby convenience store. Corporal Davis found the man, who was unconscious. She quickly called for EMS to respond. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] She determined that the man was experiencing a drug overdose and gave him a dose of Narcan. Once he received the Narcan, he briefly began to come to, but was still unresponsive. Corporal Davis gave him a second dose of Narcan, and he became responsive and began speaking with responders. Moats awarded Davis the Life Saver Award on Monday. TRENDING STORIES: 2 women critically injured after shooting on I-20 Driver pulls out knife on couple driving too slow in Kennesaw neighborhood, police say Georgia man drowns after caught in Gulf rip current [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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06-02-2025
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Tennessee woman, 60, files suit against Fairview, cop, claims she was thrown down, cuffed
A Fairview woman is suing the city and a current police officer after she claims police tried to come into her home without a warrant and used excessive force during her arrest last year. In a 12-page lawsuit, filed Feb. 5 in the U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee's Nashville division, Susan Sheffield, 60, said she was at her home on Cherokee Hills Road Feb. 25 when two officers knocked on her door, told her she was being accused of misdemeanor assault and asked to be let inside. Sheffield, a former registered nurse, initially refused to let them in because they lacked an arrest warrant, causing the situation to escalate, the lawsuit claims. It also notes that the entire interaction between the officers and Sheffield was recorded on doorbell cameras. Fairview Police Department Chief Zack Humphreys told The Tennessean he would not comment on this story because, "I have not been made aware of any lawsuits." In court documents, Sheffield says she asked the officers at her door to explain what the nature of their visit was, and one of the officers replied, 'we're getting a warrant on you regardless, and we'll come back here and knock this door down.' Officer Taylor Heath, who recently received a Life Saver Award for saving a young man's life in 2024, tried to open Sheffield's front door despite being denied entry, causing one of her locks to break, the lawsuit says. At that point, Sheffield, who has a disability due to mental illness, said the officers could enter through the back door because she couldn't open the front door due to the broken lock, the suit says. It also said the officers became more aggressive at that time. One of the officers told Sheffield, 'you're gonna ride this Taser in a second,' the lawsuit said, adding that the officer told Sheffield his comment was not a threat. Sheffield also says in her lawsuit that once she told the officers they could enter her home, but, "I'm not going out there,' she was grabbed, thrown to the ground by Heath, who is listed as a defendant in the lawsuit, and placed in handcuffs. Her lawsuit says she suffered permanent and severe personal injury to her head, neck, back and left upper extremity. She claims she was never told she was under arrest but was later charged with resisting arrest, stop and frisk, but the charge was ultimately dismissed, the lawsuit says. Sheffield is seeking an undisclosed sum in damages for pain and suffering as a result of the incident, the suit said. She is also demanding a jury trial. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Fairview woman, 60, sues city, cop, for no warrant, excessive force
