Gwinnett County SRO earns Officer of the Year Award for intervening in stabbing

Gwinnett County SRO earns Officer of the Year Award for intervening in stabbing

In late October last year, a Trickum Middle School student stabbed his eighth-grade teacher with an eight-inch butcher knife.

The first person to respond to the scene was Trickum Middle School Resource Officer Nicolette McLeod-Pinnock. When she intervened, the stabber grabbed another student. McLeod-Pinnock was able to diffuse the situation and disarm the student without escalating the already violent scene.