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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 729
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WHEREAS, Corporal Joshua Moer of the Texas Department of |
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Public Safety has been honored as the 2018 Trooper of the Year by |
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the International Association of Chiefs of Police in recognition |
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of his swift, decisive, and courageous actions that were |
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instrumental in saving the life of an individual who had been |
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kidnapped; and |
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WHEREAS, On the morning of April 26, 2018, a 20-year-old |
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woman was abducted in Norman, Oklahoma, by her estranged |
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boyfriend, who held her captive during a harrowing three-hour |
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drive; the perpetrator's vehicle was spotted shortly after it |
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crossed the Oklahoma-Texas border on I-44, and numerous Texas law |
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enforcement agencies joined in a chase through the Wichita Falls |
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area that reached speeds of nearly 150 miles per hour; and |
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WHEREAS, Officers managed to lay a spike strip across the |
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road near Vernon that successfully disabled the suspect's car; |
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Corporal Moer was one of the first on the scene, and as he and |
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other officers approached, the kidnapped woman ran from the car |
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in a desperate attempt to escape; her assailant gave chase, |
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tackled her to the ground, and began to stab her; and |
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WHEREAS, Corporal Moer fired a shot and ordered the man to |
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stop; the perpetrator continued his attack, and Corporal Moer and |
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another officer fired their weapons, striking the man and killing |
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him; working in conjunction with the other first responders, |
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Corporal Moer assisted in providing first aid to the woman, who |
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had suffered more than a dozen stab wounds; thanks to the |
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officers' intervention and the prompt medical attention that |
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followed,shesurvived;amonthlater,shetraveledbackto |
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Wichita Falls to personally thank the individuals who rescued |
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her; and |
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WHEREAS, Acting with calm dispatch in a critical |
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situation, Corporal Joshua Moer succeeded in stopping a |
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near-fatal attack, and his lifesaving efforts indeed merit this |
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prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Corporal Joshua Moer on his |
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well-deserved selection as the 2018 Trooper of the Year by the |
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International Association of Chiefs of Police 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. Moer as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Fallon |
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Bettencourt |
Hughes |
Powell |
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Birdwell |
Johnson |
Rodríguez |
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Buckingham |
Kolkhorst |
Schwertner |
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Creighton |
Menéndez |
Taylor |
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Hinojosa |
Paxton |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 13, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |