Forks-based Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Cortani is being awarded the Washington Council of Police and Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2009 on Jan. 15 in Olympia. Cortani is to be awarded a medallion and a framed certificate at the organization’s winter membership meeting.
The Forks deputy last year was awarded the National Sheriff’s Association Medal of Valor and Purple Heart. Cortani was wounded in January 2009 during a check on a beach front vacation rental trespassing check. A man illegally occupying the home drew a gun and twice shot Cortani. The deputy returned fire, wounding the man and holding him for over 30 minutes until backup arrived.
The trial of the shooter, Scott Davis, is scheduled for Jan. 25 in Clallam County Superior Court. He is charged with first-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault. Davis is being held in Clallam County jail on $500,000 bail.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
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