The officer was hurt when a suspect tried to flee

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WEBVTT STEWART LEE IS A MEDIC IN THEUNITED STATES ARMY.HE IS BASED AT FORT SAM HOUSTONIN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS BUT HE ISCURRENTLY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.POLICE SAY STAFF SERGEANT LEESTEPPED UP AND TREATED THEIROFFICER IN NEED.AROUND ONE SUNDAY MORNING,COVINGTON POLICE OFFICER BRIANPOWERS SPOTTED ANTONIO FORDOUTSIDE A BUSINESS ON MADISONAVENUE.KNOWING THERE WAS A WARRANT OUTFOR HIS ARREST, ANOTHER OFFICERAND POWERS TRIED TO HANDCUFFFORD BUT HE RAN OFF.POLICE WON'T RELEASE THE EXACTDETAILS BUT SAY AT SOME POINTDURING THE PURSUIT, FORD, WHOHAS A CRIMINAL HISTORY OFASSAULT, ATTACKED OFFICERPOWERS>> HE'S DEALING WITH SOMESERIOUS INJURIES WHICH WE'RE NOTGOING TO DISCLOSE FOR HISPRIVACY HOWEVER HE'S GOING TOMISS SOME WORK BUT WE'RE LOOKINGFORWARD TO GETTING HIM BACK,GETTING HIM BACK OUT ON THESTREETEMILY: WITH COVINGTON POLICESINCE AUGUST OF LAST YEAR,POWERS WAS IN NEED OF MEDICALATTENTION.BUT BEFORE COVINGTON FIRE ANDPARAMEDICS COULD ARRIVE, STAFFSERGEANT STEWART LEE WAS THEREAND IMMEDIATELY TOOK ACTION.>> HAPPENED TO BE IN THE RIGHTSPOT WHERE HE WAS NEEDED WITHHIS SKILL SET AND WE'RE VERYTHANKFUL TO HIM FOR STOPPING ANDASSISTING OUR OFFICER WHO WASMOST CERTAINLY IN NEED OFMEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT THE TIMETHAT HE FOUND HIM.SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT HE WASAROUND.EMILY: WE REACHED OUT TO STAFFSERGEANT LEE BUT HE WAS NOT ABLETO TALK WITH US TONIGHT ONCAMERA.AS FOR THE OFFICER, POLICEEXPECT TO HAVE HIM BACK ON

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A Covington police officer is continuing to recover after being attacked by a suspect on Christmas Eve.Now authorities are releasing details on the man who came to his aid.Officer Brian Powers was attempting to serve an arrest warrant around 1:30 a.m. along Madison Road when Antonio Ford, 33, tried to flee.Police haven’t given details on exactly what happened, but said Powers was assaulted during the event.Afterwards, a good Samaritan who was in the right place at the right time stepped in to administer first aid.Police said the man who helped is Staff Sgt. Stewart Lee, a medic in the U.S. Army.He is based at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas and was home for the holidays when he saw Powers in need."We're very lucky that he was around," Lt. Col. Brian Steffen said."(He) happened to be in the right spot where he was needed with his skill set and we're very thankful to him for stopping and assisting our officer who was most certainly in need of medical assistance at the time that he found him."Police said Powers is now recovering at home.Ford was charged with assault on a police officer and resisting arrest. He is scheduled in Kenton County court Wednesday morning.