A Murfreesboro officer was honored for saving a choking student
Deputy Matthew Arrington kept giving back blows until a piece of sandwich came free and a Siegel High student could breathe. He received a Letter of Commendation.
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Deputy Matthew Arrington, a school resource officer, saw a Siegel High student choking on a piece of sandwich in Murfreesboro. He kept up back blows until the food came free and the student could breathe again. The department gave him a Letter of Commendation.
The student was all right because the deputy stayed with the blows until the airway cleared.
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