Florida teen saves the police officer who was arresting him

A juvenile offender is being hailed a hero for helping to save the life of the Fort Lauderdale police officer who was processing his arrest last fall.

On September 10, 2014, Officer Franklin Foulks was processing the arrest of teenager Jamal Rutledge for probation violations when the officer suddenly collapsed.

According to a statement from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Rutledge, who was still handcuffed at the booking facility, “immediately began to kick the security fence and yell to alert officers in the area.”

Thanks to Rutledge’s actions, nearby officer Todd Bunin ran to the scene and found Foulks on the ground, “clenching his chest in distress.”

Bunin notified police dispatch to send Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue as he removed Foulks’ gear and shirt. Two other officers, Robert Norvis and Raymond Ketchmark, overheard Bunin’s radio transmissions and joined Bunin, with Norvis performing CPR on Foulks while Ketchmark sought out an Automated External Defribrilator to stimulate Foulks’ heart.

The officers updated responding rescue units on Foulks’ condition until fire personnel arrived.

It wasn’t long before Foulks was transported to Broward Health Medical Center, where staff praised the quick response of Rutledge and the three officers, crediting them with saving the officer’s life.

All four heroes will be publicly honoured at the next City of Fort Lauderdale Commission Meeting on Jan. 21.

Foulks is expected to return to full duty by the end of the month.

Watch the entire incident unfold in surveillance video from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department below: