The Columbia Police Department publicly thanked a good Samaritan who helped an officer take down a subject on Tuesday in a video that has gone viral. (Source: CPD/Twitter)
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
The good Samaritan who was caught on video helping an officer take down a subject is now receiving a lot of help from others through fundraisers in the community.
Now, the community is taking over to honor Turmon, who lives at the Transition Homeless Center, through donations. A GoFundMe page was set up for him on Thursday with a goal set to raise $1,000. As of Friday afternoon, the page has raised more than $5,000.
“God Bless you!!! The world would be a much better place with more people like you,” read one of the many comments on the fundraiser website from people all over the country.
Transitions Homeless Center has also set up a way for people to donate to Turmon. The center has set up an account through their direct client assistance program called the “Phyllis Fund.” You can donate by going to their donation page and writing a note in the comment section saying, “Phyllis Fund for Cray.” The money donated will then be available for Turmon’s needs such as work supplies, clothing, and future rent.
Transitions said Turmon has multiple job interviews set for the upcoming week.
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OJ, a blind dog adopted alongside his guide dog companion Blue Dozer, was adopted over the weekend. OJ was then found wandering more than 100 miles away.
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(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais). French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he is introduced before speaking to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
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(Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP). This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Erick Davila. Attorneys for the Texas death row inmate want the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution this week fo...
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Michael Cohen appears in front of members of the media after a closed door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee last year. (Source: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
President Donald Trump's personal attorney says he'll exercise his constitutional right against self-incrimination in a lawsuit brought by a porn actress who said she had an affair with Trump.
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(AP Photo/Jessica Gresko). In this April 23, 2018, photo, people wait in line outside the Supreme Court in Washington, to be in the gallery when the court hears arguments in on April 25, over President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several mostl...
The Supreme Court is saving one of its biggest cases for last, weighing President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several mostly Muslim countries.
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(AP Photo/Matt Slocum). Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault trial near a cloud of bubbles blown by a protester, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.
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Todd Kohlhepp (Source: SCDOC)
Serial killer Todd Kohlhepp, who is serving life in prison for seven murders, is among more than two dozen prisoners claiming unfair prison treatment in a lawsuit.
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