On the recordApril 5, 2011
Today I rise to honor two members of the Chattanooga Police Department who were shot over the weekend, one of them fatally, while responding to a robbery in progress. Sergeant Tim Chapin was a 26-year veteran of the Department. He lost his life in the line of duty on Saturday during a gun battle with an escaped convict who had robbed a local store. Throughout my law career, I had the chance to interact with Sergeant Chapin on many occasions. I found him to be an outstanding officer and an even better human being. Officer Lorin Johnston, who a few years ago donated a kidney to a fellow officer, was wounded during the gun battle as well. I ask everyone to join me in saying many prayers for Sergeant Chapin's family and his wife, Kelle, as she now has to raise two boys as a single mother. Today we remember officers Chapin and Johnston and those who serve alongside of them keeping our community safe. They are our heroes. ____________________
