Episode 781: Always Be Prepared with Michelle Mehr

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with retired police office of
27+ years and survivor of a violent attack, Michelle Mehr.
Michelle started her career in 1995 in Texas and quickly rose
through the ranks ending her career to assistant chief and
national instructor with the FBI. On Aug. 10, 1997, Mehr,
then a young officer with the Carthage Police Department, had
just made a traffic stop. She knew there was over a pound of
marijuana in the vehicle and the driver was on parole for
aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and he was prepared to do
anything to avoid returning to jail. While attempting to take the
man into custody, Mehr was blindsided. The man hit her
multiple times in the face. Michelle suffered 17 major
facial fractures, a crushed nose, a destroyed nasal cavity
and massive brain swelling among her multiple injuries. What
Mehr wasn't aware of was that the man was a Cuban national
with an upcoming hearing with the Office of Immigration and
Naturalization Services. The attack left her in coma for six
days, with less than a five percent chance of survival.
Mehr remained with the Carthage Police Department, rising in the
ranks to assistant chief before taking a job as a national
instructor with the FBI. It was that job that brought
her to Jackson, where she met her eventual husband, Madison
County Sheriff John Mehr. 


Today, Michelle retells the story of how the incident unfolded,
the injuries she sustained, overcoming her injuries both physical
and mental, the process of getting cleared to go back to work,
the lessons she learned and advice to officers about keeping
distance, staying alert and always being prepared. 


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