A metro Atlanta man has been given the highest civilian honor in the U.S. for his heroic actions in stopping a stabbing attack on a woman.
Winston Douglas has been selected to receive the Carnegie Medal, which was created to recognize outstanding acts of selfless heroism performed in the United States and Canada.
In 2018, Douglas was driving a MARTA bus along Ormand Street in southeast Atlanta when he witnessed a man repeatedly stabbing 63-year-old Terri Bradley. He immediately stopped and jumped off the bus and began hitting the man with a 4-foot fence post.
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“He just kept hitting him and that finally got him off of her,” bus passenger June Jarrett said.
In the process, Douglas himself was stabbed but wasn’t too seriously injured. He was able to chase after the suspect, 20-year-old Gerald Jones, after he ran off.
Douglas and another passenger were able to hog-tie Jones until police could arrive.
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“We hog-tied him with an extension cord a bystander who was driving down the road threw to us,” Montez Daughtery said.
Everybody involved credits Douglas with saving the woman's life.
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“He was going to kill her. He would have killed her if it had not been for him,” Jarrett said.
Bradley was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but she survived.
Police said Jones told them he wanted to kill her and he has violent tendencies. He was charged with aggravated assault.
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