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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating great bravery and quick thinking, |
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Dewayne Diggles intervened to stop an attack on a Silsbee police |
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officer on January 26, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early morning, Officer Justin Holt of the |
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Silsbee Police Department was called to the scene of a convenience |
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store where a man was behaving in an erratic and threatening manner; |
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when Officer Holt attempted to question him, the man suddenly |
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lunged and assaulted him; and |
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WHEREAS, Dewayne Diggles and two other bystanders |
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immediately rushed to Officer Holt's aid, and after a brief |
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struggle, they were able to pull the assailant away from the officer |
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and restrain him; after receiving medical care for his injuries, |
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Officer Holt expressed gratitude to Mr. Diggles and the two other |
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men who risked their own safety in his behalf; and |
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WHEREAS, By taking decisive action to assist an officer in |
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need, Dewayne Diggles helped to prevent a far worse outcome, and it |
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is indeed fitting that he be honored for his heroism; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dewayne Diggles for providing |
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invaluable assistance to a Silsbee police officer and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Diggles as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 292 was adopted by the House on March |
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13, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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