Chief Jeremy Alsup recently awarded Officer Bryant McGee with the Columbia Police Department’s Officer of the Month for November 2022.
Officer McGee assisted in searching for an individual who was suffering from a mental health crisis incident. This individual ran away from the complainant while en route to Maury Regional Medical Center. Ofc. McGee utilized the CPD drone and within a few minutes, he located the individual laying in the water of Bigby Creek underneath a bridge. Ofc. McGee provided directions leading rescue personnel to the individual. The individual had received injuries from jumping off the bridge and was in the early stages of hypothermia.
Officer McGee’s decision to utilize the drone was instrumental in locating the individual before this situation and his condition worsened.
