‘He Gave Me Hope:’ Ohio Officer Prays With Grieving Man During Traffic Stop
When Mark Ross and his friend were pulled over for speeding early Sunday morning in Ohio, Ross expected to go to jail. There was a petty warrant for his arrest in Michigan, and his friend was driving with a suspended license.
Why were they speeding? Ross had just learned that his 15-year-old sister died in a car accident, and they were rushing to Detroit so he could be with his mother.
Ross explained this to the officer, Sgt. David Robison of Ohio State Highway Patrol.
“I broke down crying and he saw the sincerity in my cry,” Ross wrote in a Facebook post. The officer’s next move surprised him.
Instead of arresting Ross, Robison began to pray.
“He REACHES OVER AND BEGAN PRAYING OVER ME AND MY FAMILY,” Ross’s Facebook post reads.
In a later interview with InsideEdition.com, Ross said Robison’s actions were “overwhelming.”
Robison also offered to drive Ross to Detroit, Fox News reported.
Since Sunday, Ross’s Facebook post has been shared over 135,000 times. His story comes at a time when tensions between many Americans and police officers are high — in the last three months alone, the fatal shootings of black men by police officers have sparked protests, riots, and violence against law enforcement.
“Everybody knows how much I dislike Cops,” Ross wrote on Facebook, adding that he was thankful for Robison. “He gave me hope.”
According to InsideEdition.com, Ross’s family has invited Robison to attend the funeral services for his sister, and Robison plans to attend. (For more from the author of “‘He Gave Me Hope:’ Ohio Officer Prays With Grieving Man During Traffic Stop” please click HERE)
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