A life saved; a dispatcher honored

Tribute comes amid telecommunicator week

  • Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach gives Cpl. Klarissa Fleming the Life-Saving Award on Tuesday for helping a victim in a domestic violence situation last month.
    Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach gives Cpl. Klarissa Fleming the Life-Saving Award on Tuesday for helping a victim in a domestic violence situation last month.
  • Family members and others get emotional as Fleming is honored during Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting.
    Family members and others get emotional as Fleming is honored during Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting.
  • Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Klarissa Fleming, right, sits next to a family member Tuesday while she listens to the call from March 2 when she helped a woman in a domestic violence situation.
    Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Klarissa Fleming, right, sits next to a family member Tuesday while she listens to the call from March 2 when she helped a woman in a domestic violence situation.
“Oh please, dear God,” a woman’s voice whispered in a 911 call. “He’s in my bedroom. He’s in my bedroom.” Her husband had just beat her. She told the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher she…

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