An off-duty police officer in Ocala, FL, is being celebrated this week for saving a baby’s life.
Credit: MCSO News
At approximately 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2018, Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) K9 Deputy Jeremie Nix was on his way home from his shift when he was flagged down by a motorist as he was stopped at a red light.
The motorist told Deputy Nix that her 3-month old baby boy named Kingston was completely unresponsive and that she needed help. Deputy Nix turned his patrol car around and pulled off the side of the road to assist with the medical emergency.
“The first words out of her mouth were, ‘Don’t let my baby die’,” Deputy Nix recalled at a press conference.
After performing several life-saving measures on the child and not seeing…
