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James Wilson, a recipient of a Presidentâs Volunteer Service Award, doesnât describe himself as a leader.
It may seem like an oxymoron, but Wilson, a deputy at the Gwinnett County Sheriffâs Office, sees himself as a man in the background. No matter what heâs doing to help others, usually with his green thumb, he works until heâs satisfied with the results.
âI want to serve,â Wilson said. âI think thatâs what my purpose in life has been, is to make the world a better place.â
The Presidentâs Volunteer Service Award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, according to a government site. Recipients are nominees Certifying Organizations to recognize their most exceptional volunteers.
Arrest made in kidnapping where mother jumped from car with toddler to escape
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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Quinton Rogers, 42 (Gwinnett County Sheriff s Office).
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Authorities say they have made an arrest in connection to a violent kidnapping in August, where a mother jumped from a moving vehicle with her 1-year-old child to escape capture.
According to Gwinnett County sheriff s deputies, the mother and her child were parked at a gas station when a man approached the woman from behind as she was eating near her car s trunk. The woman told authorities the man pulled what she believed to be a gun on her and punched her in the face multiple times before forcing her into the backseat of the car and driving off.