She told the Alabama state trooper who pulled her over (J.T. Brown) that she couldn't afford a ticket. She was broke and in a dead-end job.
Rutledge said their conversation "went on for about" 10 to 15 minutes, "just talking about different career paths."
Their conclusion was that Rutledge would make a great nurse. So Brown let her off with just a warning. And on it he wrote, "Promise me you'll go to scrub or nursing school, and slow down, and I won't give you a ticket."
However, Brown said he "never" imagined that she would take it as seriously as she did.
"As soon as he left, and as soon as I got to where I was going, I started pushing myself toward that career," Rutledge said. "And now I'm here."
Rutledge graduated last month from the two-year surgical technology program at Bevill State Community College in Jasper, Alabama.
it's been awhile, but I can finally post a good news story, and share a news article with a cool cop. Seriously, I look for these every day, and it's rare to find these stories.
I think that the bulk of police officers were positive influences to mankind. Unfortunately, the crumbs make the headlines. Great story!
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