The former Marine and Vietnam veteran’s training kicked in when he saw the wounded officer. He knew not to attempt removing the knife.
Butler City police responded to a call about a man “acting erratically and jumping in and out of oncoming traffic.”
The suspect was reportedly stabbing himself with the knife when police arrived on scene.
Police say Suffolk County Officer Christopher Racioppo was stabbed during a struggle with a suspect.
GBI officials said deputies were moving an inmate, Albert Booze, to another area of the jail when the stabbing happened. Booze had made threats to harm himself and was being placed on suicide watch.
Police say the man was causing a disturbance inside The Range 702 and was asked to leave the business.
Chief Rich Brodrick said the officer was investigating a domestic disturbance and was pursuing a vehicle.
A witness said it took about five minutes for officers to restrain the suspect and about half an hour later he was put into an ambulance.
During the stop, one officer got in a fight with the passenger of the vehicle and was stabbed in the face by the man, according to Nampa Chief of Police Joe Huff.
The Las Cruces (NM) Police Department reports that a police lieutenant was stabbed on Monday morning while assisting with the apprehension of a rape suspect who fled on foot from a residence.
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