Three Local Men Honored For Heroic Acts

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The Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office honored three men for their acts of heroism on March 17, 2014.

Dustin Vacha, Scott Taylor and Michael Lankford were awarded with the office’s Distinguished Citizen Commendation for helping Sierah Jones, who was 3 years old at the time, out of a burning building. Dustin was able to safely drop Sierah out of a second-story window into the arms of Scott and Michael.

“They truly were heroes that day,” said Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Hermann. “We commend the efforts of these men for putting their lives at risk to save another.”

Three people were killed in the fire on 29 W. Franklin Street, including Sierah’s twin sister. Christopher Compton was successfully convicted of starting the fire and has since been sentenced to 200 years in prison.

This is the second time the prosecutor’s office has presented the citizen award. In 2012, David S. Devine was honored after he gave his life to save another person during a knife attack.

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  2. Thank you, gentlemen! It is things like this that keep me from giving up and moving out of the country.

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