JIMMY D. HUTTO
Former member of the 82d MP Co (ABN) Ft. Bragg, NC
July
12, 1966 - March 25, 2002
Killed
in the line of duty in Wayside, Alabama on March 25, 2002
EXCERPT FROM "ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL"
(http://www.ag.state.il.us/methnet/subpages/evils.html)
Meth makers and users endanger law
enforcement officers
Dealing with criminals is always dangerous, but dealing with meth makers and meth users poses special challenges. Meth makers and users are often armed and dangerous, and meth use makes them unpredictable, paranoid and even delusional. This combination of dangers poses an acute threat to the life and safety law enforcement officers, as illustrated by these recent, tragic examples:
Wayside, Alabama - March 2002. Game Warden Jimmy Hutto died from a gunshot wound sustained in the investigation of a suspected meth lab. In December 2003, defendant David Mosher pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison.
Dealing with criminals is always dangerous, but dealing with meth makers and meth users poses special challenges. Meth makers and users are often armed and dangerous, and meth use makes them unpredictable, paranoid and even delusional. This combination of dangers poses an acute threat to the life and safety law enforcement officers, as illustrated by these recent, tragic examples:
Wayside, Alabama - March 2002. Game Warden Jimmy Hutto died from a gunshot wound sustained in the investigation of a suspected meth lab. In December 2003, defendant David Mosher pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison.
FROM "ALABAMA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AWARDS"
(http://www.alabamawildlife.org/stewardship/conservation_awards.asp)
ALABAMA WILDLIFE FEDERATION
GOVERNOR’S CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The Alabama Wildlife Federation’s Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards are the most prestigious conservation awards in the state. For over 30 years, the awards have been presented to individuals and organizations that make great contributions to the conservation of our wildlife and related natural resources, the natural elements upon which all life depends.
JIMMY HUTTO - Conservation Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2002
The Alabama Wildlife Federation’s Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards are the most prestigious conservation awards in the state. For over 30 years, the awards have been presented to individuals and organizations that make great contributions to the conservation of our wildlife and related natural resources, the natural elements upon which all life depends.
JIMMY HUTTO - Conservation Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2002
FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF
THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE
(http://www.legislature.state.al.us/SearchableInstruments/2002RS/Resolutions/HR387.htm)
HR387
By Representative White
RFD
Rd 1 02-APR-2002
HONORING THE LATE JIMMY HUTTO, CONSERVATION OFFICER AND NOMINEE FOR THE 2002 ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEDAL OF HONOR.
WHEREAS, it is
with highest commendation that we honor the late Jimmy Hutto,
conservation officer and nominee for the 2002 Alabama Legislative Law
Enforcement Medal of Honor, Alabama's highest law enforcement award for
extraordinary courage in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, deserving of our highest praise and honor is Officer Hutto, who, at a time of risk to his own personal safety, displayed exceptional courage, leadership, and professionalism in defense of and concern for others; and
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2002, Officer Hutto was assisting Sheriff Richard White and the Fayette and Marion County Drug Task Force in executing a drug search warrant; when the officers entered a certain house in the Wayside Community, the resident opened fire and Officer Hutto was shot; and
WHEREAS, although mortally wounded, Officer Hutto was able to crawl behind a refrigerator before the suspect fired three more shots at the entry team; as the suspect retreated to reload his pistol, Officer Hutto managed to crawl several feet, where fellow officers were able to pull him outside the residence; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hutto's willingness to help the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, with the approval of his captain, on a drug raid shows the commitment Officer Hutto made in making his community a safer and better place to live; and
WHEREAS, for his heroic action, Officer Hutto was indeed a worthy exemplar of those caring and dedicated men and women whose brave actions exemplify the highest degree of concern of one human being for another in distress, and he is most deserving of this distinguished award; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That we hereby most highly honor the late Jimmy Hutto, a conservation officer, as a nominee for the 2002 Alabama Legislative Law Enforcement Medal of Honor, and it is further directed that a copy of this resolution be presented as a measure of our deepest gratitude and esteem.
WHEREAS, deserving of our highest praise and honor is Officer Hutto, who, at a time of risk to his own personal safety, displayed exceptional courage, leadership, and professionalism in defense of and concern for others; and
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2002, Officer Hutto was assisting Sheriff Richard White and the Fayette and Marion County Drug Task Force in executing a drug search warrant; when the officers entered a certain house in the Wayside Community, the resident opened fire and Officer Hutto was shot; and
WHEREAS, although mortally wounded, Officer Hutto was able to crawl behind a refrigerator before the suspect fired three more shots at the entry team; as the suspect retreated to reload his pistol, Officer Hutto managed to crawl several feet, where fellow officers were able to pull him outside the residence; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hutto's willingness to help the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, with the approval of his captain, on a drug raid shows the commitment Officer Hutto made in making his community a safer and better place to live; and
WHEREAS, for his heroic action, Officer Hutto was indeed a worthy exemplar of those caring and dedicated men and women whose brave actions exemplify the highest degree of concern of one human being for another in distress, and he is most deserving of this distinguished award; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That we hereby most highly honor the late Jimmy Hutto, a conservation officer, as a nominee for the 2002 Alabama Legislative Law Enforcement Medal of Honor, and it is further directed that a copy of this resolution be presented as a measure of our deepest gratitude and esteem.
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