Deputy Vernon Matthew Williams

(copied from MD)
posted 9/29/2006 7:22:29 AM
9 kudos

I want to thank Legacy for the concern yesterday after hearing about the situation in Lakeland, FL, a town about 45 minutes away. I appreciate the thoughts and concern! A routine traffic stop, suspect panics because he gave out a false drivers license, runs into the woods, fires on a K-9 Cop and his dog killing both and injuring another officer. This man is still at large. Schools were on lock down until 7 last night. Several closed today. People are urged to stay in their homes with the doors and windows locked while they continue to search for this loser who took two lives. The thing is... they don't even know if he's in the area still... he's been missing for over 19 hours he could be ANYWHERE... and the feeling from most people... that arises in a situation like this... if ya find him there's no need to bring him back alive... ONE man, one losey excuse for a human being has managed to cause so much havoc in thousands of people’s lives but none as much as the wife and children of the officer shot who now have to live without their husband and father. This man was 39 years old... 3 children... and died on his wife's birthday. It's a sad day here in Florida. Whether we are directly affected or not when an officer is shot the whole state grieves... these men and women put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us knowing that they may very well give their life for it... but hope and pray they don't.