Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 28, 2005
• Invested on: December 02, 2005

Kenton William Boyden, M.B.
James Scott, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On February 18, 2004, Kenton Boyden and James Scott assisted in the arrest of an armed fugitive in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Following a vehicle and foot pursuit, a police officer tackled the man, who pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the officer's head, threatening to kill him. Unable to disarm the aggressor while struggling to hold him down, the officer shouted for help. Messrs. Boyden and Scott, who had witnessed the scene from a distance, ran to assist. They managed to restrain the gunman, who still had his finger on the trigger, until other officers arrived and apprehended him.