O'Fallon Police Officer Receives Medal of Valor For Stopping Assault of Violent, Naked Man

Officer Thomas Kenyon stopped a violent, out of control man who allegedly assaulted and severely injured a young woman, then attacked him as he arrived on the scene in April.

Police officers put their lives on the line each day as they head out to do their jobs. O'Fallon Police Chief Roy Joachimstaler said one of his favorite parts of being chief in the City of O'Fallon, is having the opportunity to recognize the hard work of these officers. Joachimstaler joined by Mayor Bill Hennessy, presented O'Fallon Police Officer Thomas Kenyon with the Medal of Valor at last Thursday's city council meeting.  On April 18, a man called O'Fallon Police at 2:12 a.m. to report his son, who had reportedly taken out a medieval style club with spikes and become violent at his home while on LSD. Officer Kenyon arrived on the scene within one minute and encountered a naked man who was assaulting a woman, who was attempting to drive…

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