(OPINION) TheBlaze – A hero cop is praising divine intervention for saving his life by shepherding him away from the powerful Nashville explosion.
Metro Nashville police officer James Wells is one of the six cops being heralded as heroes for putting their lives in danger to warn people to evacuate the area near a suspicious RV camper. Wells and fellow Metro Nashville police officer Amanda Topping were both at the end of their shifts on Christmas morning when fellow cop Tyler Luellen called in for back up to a report of “shots fired.”
The officers discovered the RV that blared British singer Petula Clark’s 1964 chart-topping song “Downtown.” The recreational vehicle also played a chilling audio message that notified people that the camper was going to blow up in 15 minutes, “If you can hear this message, evacuate now.”
During a Sunday press conference, Wells explained how he was walking toward the doomed RV camper, but then received a message from God. “This might not be politically correct, but this is my truth,” Wells said as he fought back the tears.
Nashville police officer James Wells recalls the moment he heard the explosion: "I told myself to stay on my feet and stay alive" https://t.co/Kriaak5s4X pic.twitter.com/AvpUOeeFHb
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“I literally heard God tell me to turn around and go check on Topping, who was by herself down on Broadway.” As he was walking away from the RV around 6:30 a.m. on Christmas morning, the bomb detonated in the vehicle — causing him to lose his footing and suffer temporary hearing loss from the massive blast. READ MORE
