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2025-2026 Bill 5605: Senior Corporal Daniel Dinkins and Senior Corporal Zachery Rutan, SCSA Medal of Valor - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5605
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Wooten, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis and Yow
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Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 29, 2026
Summary: Senior Corporal Daniel Dinkins and Senior Corporal Zachery Rutan, SCSA Medal of Valor
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
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Action Description with journal page number
4/29/2026
House
Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 5
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/29/2026
A
house
RESOLUTION
TO recognize and honor Senior Corporal Daniel
Dinkins and Senior Corporal Zachary Rutan of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office
for their extraordinary courage, professionalism, and devotion to duty in the
face of grave personal danger, to commend them for their heroic service in a
line of duty that exemplifies the highest standards of Law Enforcement and
public service, and to congratulate them upon receiving the South Carolina
Sheriffs' Association Medal of Valor.
W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to recognize Senior
Corporal Daniel Dinkins and Senior Corporal Zachary Rutan of the Sumter County
Sheriff's Office for extraordinary courage, professionalism, and devotion to
duty in the face of grave personal danger; and
W
hereas, on October 2,
2025, deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic
stabbing incident in which the victim had suffered multiple stab wounds and
reported that the suspect had fled the scene in her vehicle while armed with a
handgun; and
W
hereas, shortly
thereafter, Senior Corporal Daniel Dinkins located the suspect vehicle after it
was identified by a FLOCK camera system and attempted to conduct a traffic
stop, at which time the suspect fled, initiating a dangerous vehicle pursuit
through Sumter County; and
W
hereas, during the
course of the pursuit, the armed suspect repeatedly fired multiple shots at
Senior Corporal Dinkins from the driver's side window of the fleeing vehicle,
placing law enforcement officers and innocent motorists in imminent danger.
Senior Corporal Dinkins courageously returned fire while continuing the pursuit
under life-threatening conditions; and
W
hereas, upon learning
of the unfolding emergency, Senior Corporal Zachary Rutan, though off duty at
the time, immediately responded to assist as a member of the Sheriff's
Emergency Response Team and positioned himself ahead of the pursuit in an
effort to safely end the threat posed by the suspect; and
W
hereas, after
observing the suspect continue to operate the vehicle recklessly at a high rate
of speed while armed and actively threatening deputies, Senior Corporal Rutan
made the courageous and decisive determination to utilize his patrol vehicle to
disable the suspect vehicle and terminate the pursuit before additional lives
could be endangered; and
W
hereas, following the
successful termination of the pursuit, Senior Corporal Dinkins and Senior
Corporal Rutan approached the suspect vehicle and observed the armed suspect
suffering from a gunshot wound while still in possession of the handgun,
thereby bringing a violent and dangerous incident to an end; and
W
hereas, the bravery,
sound judgment, and unwavering commitment to public safety displayed by Senior
Corporal Daniel Dinkins and Senior Corporal Zachary Rutan reflect the highest
traditions of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office and the law enforcement
profession throughout the State of South Carolina; and
W
hereas, it is
altogether fitting and proper for the members of the South Carolina House of
Representatives to pause in their deliberations to honor these courageous
officers upon their receipt of the South Carolina Sheriffs' Association Medal
of Valor. Now, therefore,
B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:
T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, recognize and honor Senior Corporal Daniel Dinkins and
Senior Corporal Zachary Rutan of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office for their
extraordinary courage, professionalism, and devotion to duty in the face of
grave personal danger, commend them for their heroic service in a line of duty
that exemplifies the highest standards of law enforcement and public service,
and congratulate them upon receiving the South Carolina Sheriffs' Association
Medal of Valor.
B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Senior Corporal Daniel Dinkins
and Senior Corporal Zachary Rutan.
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