Marine vet steps in to save Memphis cop

NC_goodsamcop0707_1500x845Memphis, Tenn. (WMC) — A Good Samaritan spotted a Memphis police officer in trouble Monday, so he stepped in to help.

The officer had stopped Michael Green who was trying to sell an EBT card outside Cash Saver.

When asked to walk to the police car, Greene started acting very nervous. The officer patted him down to look for weapons, and he felt a metal pipe in Greene’s waistband.

The officer put one handcuff on him, and Greene hit him in the face with the handcuffs. Greene hit him several times with his fist and tried to grab the pipe in his waistband.

According to the report, Greene screamed, “I will kill you.”

When Marine Darryle Tate drove by and saw what was happening, he pulled Greene off of the officer and got control of the situation.

Memphis Police Department said Tate may have saved an officer’s life with his actions.

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