Monday, October 17, 2011

10.17.11 Hero of the Day: Trevor Slot



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A SPECIAL HERO OF THE DAY!
  
Name: Trevor Slot
Age: deceased, was 41
Occupation: fallen police officer, Walker Police Department
Last Seen: in the morgue
Awarded For: giving his life to help others
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West Michigan has lost another hero.

Last Thursday, Walker Police officer Trevor Slot was only doing his job. There was word of a bank robbery in Ravenna, near Muskegon, and the suspects were barreling down I-96 in a red pickup truck. Although he was scheduled to work only in traffic court that day, Slot knew that he had to stop these people from causing more harm, so he joined in. He called his wife and it was off to stop the two.

Sadly, as he was setting up spike sticks designed to stop the truck, the driver hit Slot and ran him over. Not long afterward, he was dead.

After a shootout with police, the two suspects, 36-year-old Kris Cheyne and 32-year-old Derryl LaFave were killed. The people that knew the two knew them not as bank robbers, but as friends. Oddly enough, the two met while they were in jail and became friends. Even more odd was that Cheyne was in for bank robbery.

Slot left behind two young children and a wife, who has cancer. In an e-mail to local NBC affiliate WOOD-TV, Kimberly Cheyne apologized for her late husband's actions, saying that she's deeply troubled over what happened. She, like Slot's wife, is also battling cancer.

Since the shooting, tons of love and support have been made to Officer Slot, a man who died protecting the people of west Michigan. A candlelight vigil was held Saturday night and his wake and funeral are this week.

True, what Slot did was routine to stop fleeing robbers. The two men were nothing short of being chickens for what they did. I know, the economy sucks, but there's better ways of supporting your family than robbing a ChoiceBank. They were cowards, and now, two women with cancer are now without husbands.

But, let's never forget what Slot did: saved lives. He gave his life to others and the other members of the Walker Police did the same by dodging the twos' bullets. I hope the two burn in hell for what they did.

Thank you, Officer Slot.
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