Deputy and concerned citizen assist senior citizen in distress

  • Sheriff Stuart Wright commends a deputy and resident John Cunningham for helping a senior citizen they spotted at a business on Interstate 49 who had fallen when the temperature was in the 30s. The deputy returned the next day for a wellness check and found the man okay.
    Sheriff Stuart Wright commends a deputy and resident John Cunningham for helping a senior citizen they spotted at a business on Interstate 49 who had fallen when the temperature was in the 30s. The deputy returned the next day for a wellness check and found the man okay.

    On the evening of Friday, February 21, 2025, members of the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office Impact Detail were conducting routine patrols near businesses along Interstate 49 Feb. 21 when they along with a local citizen, came to the aid of an elderly man in distress.

    At approximately 6:40 p.m., deputies and resident John Cunningham, 29, of Natchitoches, heard calls for help coming from near a …