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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jeff King of Bear Creek Bible Church in |
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Keller is being hailed as a hero after providing a tip to the Fort |
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Worth Police Department that led to the safe return of a kidnapped |
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child; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 18, 2019, an eight-year-old girl was abducted |
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by a man in a car while walking with her mother, and the make and |
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color of the perpetrator's vehicle was soon thereafter reported in |
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an Amber Alert; learning that the victim was the daughter of a |
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childhood friend, Pastor King enlisted the help of another friend |
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to search for the car, and at the suggestion of police, they focused |
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on local apartment buildings, hotels, and parks; their efforts |
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proved fruitless for several hours, but soon after arriving at a |
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Forest Hill hotel 12 miles from where the girl had been taken, they |
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spotted the suspect's car; and |
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WHEREAS, After receiving Pastor King's tip, officers raided a |
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room at the hotel and found both the victim and the suspect; the |
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girl was transported to a local hospital in good condition, and she |
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was soon united with her elated and profoundly grateful family; the |
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suspect has been charged with aggravated kidnapping; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jeff King's assistance proved vital in |
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rescuing a child in grave danger, and citizens across the state are |
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deeply appreciative of the initiative that he demonstrated in a |
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time of crisis; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Jeff King for helping to secure the safe |
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return of an eight-year-old kidnapping victim and extend to him |
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sincere gratitude for his essential contributions; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pastor King as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Capriglione |
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Goldman |
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Tinderholt |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2163 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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