Officer Jeremy Barnes was on vacation in Montana with his wife when they witnessed a robbery at a pharmacy.

She alerted him to the robbery, asking if he had his gun.  He didn't, but went in anyway.

He interrupted an armed robbery and retreated when a gun was pointed at him.  He retreated and hid and as the gunman attempted to leave, Officer Barnes ambushed him.  The gun went off during the struggle, but Jeremy was able to seize it and hold the robber at gunpoint until police arrived.

Officer Barnes is a veteran of the Draper City Police Department and currently works teaching other officers at the Utah Department of Public Safety.

Officer Jeremy Barnes was on vacation in Montana with his wife when they witnessed a robbery at a pharmacy. She alerted him to the robbery, asking if he had his gun.  He didn't, but went in anyway. He interrupted an armed robbery and retreated when a gun was pointed at him.  He retreated and hid and as the gunman attempted to leave, Officer Barnes ambushed him.  The gun went off during the struggle, but Jeremy was able to seize it and hold the robber at gunpoint until police arrived. Officer Barnes is a veteran of the Draper City Police Department and currently works teaching other officers at the Utah Department of Public Safety.

KSL's Beyond the Badge recognizes the good work that Utah's public safety officers do every day to make each of our lives better. Featured officers come from state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies and must be POST certified. Officers nominated by their respective police chiefs, sheriffs and supervisors, and those featured are selected by a committee composed of representatives from KSL, the Lieutenant Governor and the ULCT.

KSL's Beyond the Badge recognizes the good work that Utah's public safety officers do every day to make each of our lives better.

Beyond the Badge

Off duty & unarmed, this officer broke up an armed robbery

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