[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING ATF SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM G. CLARK

  (Mr. LEE of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. LEE of New York. Mr. Speaker, on Monday I introduced a resolution 
honoring ATF Special Agent William G. Clark of Rochester, New York.
  One morning in 2008, while stationed in the United States Virgin 
Islands, Special Agent Clark witnessed a domestic dispute between his 
neighbor and her boyfriend, who was drunk and on drugs. His neighbor 
was being threatened and pleaded for his assistance. And Special Agent 
Clark did what his training taught him to do: he helped someone in 
need.
  While attempting to protect his female neighbor from being beaten, 
Special Agent Clark was charged by her boyfriend, who was swinging a 
large metal flashlight after threatening to retrieve a gun. Special 
Agent Clark fired in self-defense. The man subsequently died from his 
injuries, and Special Agent Clark is now being charged with second-
degree murder.
  A Justice Department incident review panel has cleared Special Agent 
Clark, who remains on active duty. The panel unanimously found that 
Special Agent Clark was acting within the scope of employment and 
authority, and that there was no evidence of misconduct or 
inappropriate action on the part of Special Agent Clark.
  ATF Special Agent William G. Clark is a hero who was protecting a 
battered woman, and Congress should recognize his heroic acts.

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