More than a month after he and Sgt. Dan Broome were stabbed in the line of duty, Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger said heroism came from many directions May 12, the day the stabbing occurred. During a recent awards ceremony, Ballinger recognized Broome for his courage, honored deputies and emergency personnel for their lifesaving actions, and thanked citizen David Logan, whose decision to stop and help the two wounded officers left a lasting impression on the sheriff.
Ballinger, who was stabbed in the arm, said Logan arrived not knowing the officers and jumped in to help without hesitation.
“All I know is a citizen pulled up and asked if we needed something,” Ballinger said. “Before I could get a word out of my mouth, he had no gloves on, no protection, nothing. He knelt and put his hand on a man he had never met before in his life, who was bleeding out. This is a freaking hero. I’ll be forever indebted to this man.”
The incident also left Broome seriously wounded after being stabbed in the upper thigh. Broome was transported to Wooster Community Hospital and later Life Flighted to Summa Akron City Hospital…