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STURTEVANT — Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Allison George learned how to deliver a baby during her law enforcement training, but she never thought she would have to use that knowledge on the job — and certainly not on an Interstate 94 offramp in the middle of a snowstorm.

But George did just that: She helped Holly and William Leppert of Sturtevant deliver their third son, Nathan, at 9:46 p.m. on Jan. 18 on the southbound Highway 50 exit as a snowstorm blanketed the area with as much as 10 inches of snow. The group was reunited Saturday morning at the Lepperts’ home.

“In the academy, we’re actually taught how to deliver babies,” George said. “And at the time, I was kind of laughing and joking around in the class like, ‘Are we done yet? Is it lunchtime yet?’ ”

The Lepperts beamed as they spoke of Nathan’s birth, and George held the baby after presenting him with a proclamation from Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth naming him an “official” junior deputy for the Sheriff’s Department. Nathan also received a onesie with the Sheriff’s Department logo and a gift bag of toys.