A despondent man was saved by a Jacksonville, Florida, police officer and a team of other cops who talked the individual out of jumping as he was perched on the edge of a bridge nearly two hundred feet above the St. Johns River.
Recently released body cam video taken on April 12 on the Dames Point Bridge shows Officer Antonio Richardson talking to the man and evoking faith — faith in God and faith that the man has a better future.
“Whatever you’re going through, man, you can get through it,” Richardson can be heard saying in the video.
He continues, “Now listen, man. Listen. Listen. You can get through this.”
Richardson, who also is a minister, evoked a Higher Power.
“Let’s talk about it for a minute … You believe in prayer, I know that … Just touch my hand. Just touch my hand, man, I’m praying with
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