A Summers County Sheriff’s Deputy recently received a commendation for saving the life of a county resident. At the May meeting of the Summers County Commission, Sheriff Faris presented Chief Deputy Timmy Adkins with a Life-Saving Medal.
Earlier this year, Adkins responded to a wellness check call. After failing to make contact with the resident, the officer’s concern grew. Rather than give up and leave, Chief Deputy Adkins made forcible entry and located the individual. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Department at the time of the incident, the individual was “in obvious medical distress.”
According to that same release, the person initially refused to go to the hospital. Chief Deputy Adkins showed compassion by going against typical protocol and was able to get the person to allow him to drive them to the hospital.
In a recent statement, Sheriff Faris denoted that Adkins’ efforts “directly resulted in this individual being transported to the hospital and receiving life saving treatment.”
During his career, Adkins has served with both the Hinton Police Department and the Summers County Sheriff’s Department. At one point, Adkins was known as “the nice officer with the umbrella.” When it rained, Adkins was often seen escorting people to their cars at the grocery store so that they would not get soaked.
In an interview with Hinton News in 2021, Adkins said, “I was raised to be kind, generous and caring to people around me; to always treat others the way that you would want to be treated, and I’ve carried those values into my law enforcement career.”
