By C1 Staff
RACINE COUNTY, Wis. – Though Corrections Officer Jared Guillien saved a life back in March, he’s treating it like another day on the job.
“There is no average day in the jail. There’s no exact job duty. It’s all encompassing,” he told FOX News.
While on duty one evening in March, Guillien found an inmate laying on the ground in his cell after responding to a call for help. Though he scanned the area for danger, his other coworkers said he “essentially stepped into the lion’s den.”
The inmate in trouble was choking on an orange, and Guillien reacted quickly. Within minutes, the inmate could breathe.
“Putting his own safety aside and went in there and helped out a fellow human being and saved his life,” said Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling.
“It’s a person’s life at stake and it doesn’t matter who that person is,” Guillien added. He credits his training for helping him know exactly what to do. Guillien received a lifesaving award, for which he feels humbled.
Guillien is also an FTO, and uses the experience as a teaching tool.