Oklahoma Trooper Honored

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Sheldon Robinson

On his day off, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Sheldon Robinson dropped his wife and two children off at Burger King while he went across the street for an oil change for his vehicle. As he pulled into the service area his wife notified him of a man with a gun in Burger King who was threatening to kill everybody.

As Trooper Robinson turned around he saw people including his family running out of the store and taking cover. Upon arrival he noticed a man inside dressed in black armed with a handgun.

Trooper Robinson managed to come up behind the man, who was praying to Allah for help in carrying out his mission. Robinson grabbed the armed man and managed to place him under arrest.

Full story at: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20081205_16_A1_OKLAHO761585

Soap Box Ravings adds his personal commendation to Trooper Robinson for disregarding his personal safety while meeting his duty. Not everyone hears the call of danger and responds towards it. In fact in our society people have been known to not even make the effort to call for assistance by telephone, since they did not want to get involved.