By Kelly O'Connell Reporter
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The man charged with dragging the West Point Police Chief more than 80 feet in his car is still in the Troup County Jail today.News 3 On Your Side
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Stumble It!25-year-old Christopher Gillem is charged with felony obstruction, aggravated assault and reckless driving, among other charges.
That incident happened about a week and a half ago.
The chief is back on the job and today News Three sat down with him to see how he's recovering.
The chief has been back in the office since Thursday but Wednesday was the first time he's spoken publicly about what happened that afternoon.
Less than 2 weeks ago, Chief David Kerr stopped a car for a routine traffic stop.
But it was anything but routine.
“I asked for his driver’s license and really that's the last thing I remember until I woke up on the pavement,” says Chief Kerr.
Kerr somehow got caught in the vehicle and was dragged almost 90 feet.
But surprisingly, he only suffered a minor concussion and bruises.
“Damage to by blackberry and my gun was damaged so I had all these things damaged but all I had were bruises, so they must have kept me off the pavement until I slowed down a bit,” says the Chief.
Even with some bruises and the occasional headache, Chief Kerr still has his sense of humor.
And he's excited to be back at the office.
“I couldn't watch the soap operas anymore, I just had cabin fever,” says the chief.
Only two days away from this place, and the chief just couldn't stay away.
His officers welcomed him back with plenty of love.
“They've called me a few names, road runner, slide, its good we can laugh about it,” says Kerr.
But laughs aside, the chief knows how lucky he is.
“Even if you're prepared and trained you can't plan for the unforeseen,” says Kerr.
It's that unforeseen that the chief says he can do without.
“This is the first time something like this has ever happened to me and it wouldn't hurt my feelings if it was the last,” jokes the chief.
After all the non routine things the chief has been through lately- he's hoping things will be just that, routine
The chief says this experience does not make him scared to approach other vehicles but he says he will probably have his guard up a little more next time than he did for this incident.
The chief wants to thank everyone who helped him during that incident and throughout his recovery process.
He says everyone from the police officers to the doctors -treated him wonderfully and quickly; which made a bad situation much better.