Indiana now has nations youngest deputy-3 yrs old

[Hoosier Cowboy]

Very sad story but very cool move by the Huntington County Sheriff Dept....

INDIANAPOLIS - A 3-year-old Huntington, Indiana boy became the youngest Sheriff Deputy in the United States on Wednesday.Wyatt Schmaltz was sworn in by the Huntington County Sheriff with the help of a state trooper in his hospital room.Wyatt is a patient at Riley Hospital for Children and is battling stage 4 cancer of the nervous system.Wyatt is not an honorary deputy, he is an actual deputy. He was recognized for the courage he has demonstrated in his young life.

Riley patient, 3, sworn in as youngest deputy in US - TheIndyChannel.com

 

[HeadlessRoland]

Indiana: we don't care how old you are so long as you want to help uphold the law.
I'm glad for him, although I do worry whether he'll try to arrest me for speeding, since, you know, he can actually do that since he's been granted actual police powers.
This kid now has more authority than most adults. Sometimes it's nice to read about the right thing being done. We'll pray for him.

 

[Trigger Time]

That's cool! Congrats deputy!

 

[Cozy439]

If this don't make you A) Proud of those ALL those folks, and B) A lil misty-eyed, you need to adjust your priorities.

 

[songdog33]

That's awesome! Congrats Wyatt! Glad to finally see something like this on the news and not just shootings.

 

[Ruffnek]

If this don't make you A) Proud of those ALL those folks, and B) A lil misty-eyed, you need to adjust your priorities.

Allergies are kicking up.

 

[indyjohn]

Congrats Young Man..

 

[Sylvain]

Only in 'Merica!

 

[ModernGunner]

 

[PMPORTER]

Well done !!!

 

[jblomenberg16]

Little dusty in here. Great to see that young man with such a huge smile on his face. I'm sure that doesn't happen very often given the advanced state of his cancer.