 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS
FAMILY SPEAKS OUTfrom Eyewitness News Online Family Of Injured Trooper Speaks Out Reported by:  Kallie CartWeb Producer: Kallie Cart Reported: Jan. 2, 2013 7:02 PM EST Updated: Jan. 2, 2013 7:12 PM EST
Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Sgt. Aaron Nichols is described as a man who loved being a police officer and as a family man with a wife and a young daughter. Several of his family members have been by his side since Monday, waiting and praying that he'll pull through. "It's been a roller coaster of emotions, tired, long nights," Jake Nichols, Sgt. Nichols' brother, says. Nichols is slowly improving from his head injury, in stable but guarded condition. His family says his recovery is going to take time but that he was more responsive on Wednesday. Jake Nichols says he's also relieved that the alleged shoplifter who police say hit his brother with her car, causing his serious head injuries, is now under arrest. "We're relieved and we're glad everything went well and there were no other incidents," Jake Nichols says. But Nichols says he isn't surprised that his brother stepped in, on his day off, to help. He says Sgt. Nichols was always wanting to help. "He always wanted to be a police officer since he was a kid, when we played he was always the cop," Nichols says. But this family, personally knows how dangerous that job can be. They're from Clay County and are friends of the Workman family. When Trooper Eric Workman was clinging to life after being shot in Clay County in August, Sgt. Nichols never left Workman's side. "Aaron stayed with him all the way through, he never left the family," Cpl. Jim Mitchell, the WV State Police chaplain, says. "He was always there, we tried to get him to leave, tried to get him to take some sleep, he would not do it. He wanted to be here every moment. He knew the family, he's from Clay County himself. He is just such a dedicated police officer, a trooper and just individual." Sgt. Nichols' family calls him their rock, so they say now they're trying to be strong for him. They're asking for continued prayer and his wife has asked for prayer for the suspect too. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
|
|
|
|
      |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  
How To Contact WCHS-TV8 | Privacy Policy | FCC Public File | Terms and Conditions | DMCA Policy | Frequently Asked Questions
Home | Eyewitness News Newsroom | Storm Team Weather | Eyewitness Sports | Schedules
Send email to news@wchstv.com for information or comments concerning WCHS-TV Eyewitness News.Copyright ©2013, WCHS-TV8. Portions are Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed. |