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Mike Elgas, Adult Good Samaritan
Mike Elgas became a hero on a normal morning commute while stopping for breakfast at a Jack in the
Box. An agitated customer had grown belligerent, prompting the manager to call 911. Although the
responding police officer ultimately declared him free to go, the man suddenly punched the officer
in the face and knocked him to the ground. When the man tried to grab for the officer’s gun, Mike
jumped in without hesitation. Locking the assailant in a choke hold, Mike pulled back with all his
strength and knocked him to the ground, enabling the officer to tase and disable the attacker. The man
was arrested and the officer went to the hospital with minor injuries. IMG_2272.CR2
9/24/2014 -- 5:48:50
Mike Elgas became a hero on a normal morning commute while stopping for breakfast at a Jack in the
Box. An agitated customer had grown belligerent, prompting the manager to call 911. Although the
responding police officer ultimately declared him free to go, the man suddenly punched the officer
in the face and knocked him to the ground. When the man tried to grab for the officer’s gun, Mike
jumped in without hesitation. Locking the assailant in a choke hold, Mike pulled back with all his
strength and knocked him to the ground, enabling the officer to tase and disable the attacker. The man
was arrested and the officer went to the hospital with minor injuries. IMG_2272.CR2
9/24/2014 -- 5:48:50
