Amid a crowd of onlookers at the Rockville Metro station, one man waved a knife at the throat of another. Officer Brian Montes approached, gun drawn, but the man refused to yield. Behind the victim, two young boys watched, entranced. Montes noticed, holstered his gun, drew his Taser and shot the perpetrator, in midswing. “If those kids had seen someone shot, that would’ve destroyed their lives. So, thankfully, I had a second option,” Montes said. The 25-year-old was one of a dozen officers honored for uncommon valor at the 36th Annual Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Awards. He spoke with The Examiner about the faith that sustains him.
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