Three honored with Purple Hearts at Brooklyn Federal Courthouse
Two United States Marshals and a member of the NYPD were presented with the U.S. Marshals Service Purple Heart Award at the federal courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday after they were injured in the line of duty while attempting to arrest a child molestation suspect over the summer.
“Today I stand here with the privilege to recognize the dedication of this law enforcement mission and the courage they showed on July 28,” said Stacia Hylton, director of the U.S. Marshals Service. “It is truly an honor. All of us are grateful for the danger you put yourself in and work that you did every single day out there on the street.”