[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 72 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      DEPUTY JAMES ``J.D.'' PAUGH

  (Mr. BARROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Deputy 
James ``J.D.'' Paugh of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office in 
Augusta, Georgia.
  Deputy Paugh was killed in the line of duty when he stopped to help 
what appeared to be a stranded motorist on the Bobby Jones Expressway. 
As Deputy Paugh stopped his vehicle, Christopher Michael Hodges opened 
fire, striking Deputy Paugh nine times before turning his gun on 
himself.
  I had the opportunity to visit with members of Deputy Paugh's family 
on Tuesday at the 31st Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial 
Service, where family and friends of peace officers who died in the 
line of duty came together from all over the Nation to remember their 
loved ones.
  As National Police Week comes to a close this week, we honor J.D. 
Paugh, all peace officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice, and 
the families of fallen officers throughout the Nation.

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