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The Wilkin County Commissioners met on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the County Courthouse. Outstanding Service Awards were approved and a concern was expressed by the Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office.
Wilkin County Sheriff Rick Fiedler presented four lifesaving awards at the county commission meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15. The first two people to receive the award were Breckenridge Police Officer Alec Gjerdevig and Correctional Officer Aaron Wood. Following an arrest in August, Gjerdevig noticed a line of clothes wrapped around the inmateâs neck in the changeout room, Fiedler read. Gjerdevig picked up the inmate to loosen the tension around his neck. Gjerdevig and Wood removed the clothing from the inmateâs neck and the shelf it was looped around, Fiedler said. The inmateâs face ...