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2025-2026 Bill 5612: Medal of Valor, Chester SROs Going, Alexander, Stinson, and Griffin - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5612
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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
Document Path: LC-0520VR-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 29, 2026
Summary: Medal of Valor, Chester SROs Going, Alexander, Stinson, and Griffin
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
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4/29/2026
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House Journal-page 11
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/29/2026
A
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RESOLUTION
TO HONOR CORPORAL KRISTIAN GOING, DEPUTY WANDA
ALEXANDER, DEPUTY SANDRA STINSON, AND DEPUTY RICHARD GRIFFIN OF THE CHESTER
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE AND DECISIVE ACTION IN
RESPONDING TO A DANGEROUS HOSTAGE SITUATION, COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR HEROIC
SERVICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY, and CONGRATULATE THEM UPON RECEIVING THE SOUTH
CAROLINA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION MEDAL OF VALOR.
W
hereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to recognize Corporal Kristian
Going, Deputy Wanda Alexander, Deputy Sandra Stinson, and Deputy Richard
Griffin of the Chester County Sheriff's Office for exceptional courage,
decisive action, and devotion to duty in responding to a dangerous hostage
situation at Chester Park Elementary School. On October 31, 2025, these
deputies, while serving as school resource officers for the Chester County
School District, responded to a rapidly escalating, life-threatening incident
on school grounds involving a violent suspect whose actions placed students,
faculty, and staff in immediate danger; and
W
hereas, the incident
began with a vehicle crash on campus. Deputy Griffin demonstrated keen
situational awareness by responding to the accident, recognizing the escalating
threat, and immediately calling for additional assistance after the suspect
fled the scene on foot toward the school. The suspect next entered a playground
area and violently breached a classroom by diving through a glass window,
creating chaos and terror among students and staff. Amid the confusion and
danger, Deputy Alexander displayed exceptional composure and professionalism by
securing the crash scene and rendering aid to the injured victim in the
vehicle, thus ensuring the safety of others and allowing responding deputies to
focus fully on the unfolding emergency. Inside the classroom, the suspect
engaged in a physical struggle with school personnel before seizing a child and
forcibly dragging the student onto the playground, thereby creating an
immediate and grave threat to the safety and life of the child; and
W
hereas, acting without
hesitation and with complete disregard for her own safety, Deputy Stinson
rushed directly toward the armed, volatile suspect in an effort to protect the
child and prevent further harm. She was immediately joined by Deputy Griffin
and Corporal Going. Facing an unpredictable and dangerous situation, these
deputies coordinated a swift and courageous tactical response without waiting
for additional backup, placing themselves directly between the suspect and
innocent children in order to stop the threat and rescue the abducted child;
and
W
hereas, through their
extraordinary bravery, teamwork, and decisive intervention, the child was
safely recovered, the suspect was apprehended, and no student, staff member, or
deputy suffered serious injury during the incident. The actions of Corporal
Going, Deputy Alexander, Deputy Stinson, and Deputy Griffin exemplify the
highest standards of courage, professionalism, and public service and reflect
great credit upon the Chester County Sheriff's Office and the State of South Carolina.
With great pride, the House of Representatives salutes these stalwart 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, honor Corporal Kristian Going, Deputy Wanda Alexander,
Deputy Sandra Stinson, and Deputy Richard Griffin of the Chester County
Sheriff's Office for exceptional courage and decisive action in responding to a
dangerous hostage situation, commend them for their heroic service in the line
of duty, 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 Corporal Kristian Going, Deputy
Wanda Alexander, Deputy Sandra Stinson, and Deputy Richard Griffin.
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