Louisa resident carries smoke covered woman to safety…
The alertness and quick action of a long time Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputy in what could had been a different outcome after he rescued an elderly woman from her smoke filled home on Thursday February 19, after the deputy was conducting a welfare check.
Neighbors of 70-year old Barbara Daniels said she didn’t answer the door Thursday for her appointment, so neighbors called 911.
When Deputy Terry Tussey arrived on location, he noticed black soot on the outside windows. Deputy Tussey knocked and yelled for the woman, but she did not answer back. He said he could smell a strong odor of gas coming from the door so he entered the residence.
Once inside he found Daniels laying on the floor, covered in black soot from the smoke. Deputy Tussey said he saw Mrs. Daniels move her head and that’s when he advised her he had to get her out of the home, so he picked her up and carried her out to the front porch.
Once on the porch, emergency personnel arrived on location and assisted Daniels. She was taken to a nearby Hospital for observation.
Deputy Terry Tussey, 42, has served with distinction with the Johnson County Sheriff Department for over 16 years. Before joining the JCSD, he served as a deputy with the Lawrence County Sheriff Department in the mid to late 1990s under former sheriff Bobby Workman.
Terry Tussey is originally a native of Columbus, Ohio. He is a graduate Hamilton Township High School, Columbus, Ohio, and he studied at Eastern Kentucky University.
Though deputy Tussey currently serves with the Jonson County Sheriff Department, he currently lives with his wife and children in Louisa.
