VIdeo: Young Girl Helps Rescue Elderly Couple From Enraged 19-Year-Old Man

A 13-year-old Clinton girl is being recognized by Branford police for helping an elderly couple Monday who were being attacked.

Jordan Ledyard was sitting with her mother when the assault began nearby, according to a press release issued by the Branford Police. A 19-year-old man whom police described as “very large” and having “mental illness” began assaulting an elderly man and his wife after a fender-bender car accident in front of 960 Main St.

Here is the chain of events that police said led to the assault:

The 19-year-old man became uncontrollably outraged when the parked vehicle he was in was accidently struck by an elderly driver attempting to parallel park on Main Street.

Officer Rashaad Roach, who was one of the officers who responded to the multitude of 9-1-1 calls that came in, said that as the elderly driver and his wife exited their car to survey the damage, they were attacked by the 19-year-old, pushing the senior driver to the ground, causing a head injury and then pushed his senior wife to the ground and kicking her in the face.

When Jordan Ledyard, who was sitting with her mother, Jennifer, a short distance away saw the elderly man being pushed and fall to the ground, she immediately ran to the man’s aid.

While trying to assist the elderly victims, Jordan was also struck in the face as she and others tried to assist the victims and seek refuge in a nearby doctor’s office from their assailant. In all, four people were assaulted by the 19-year-old, police said.

 “I know that I, along with all of the officers that responded, are astonished by the gallant act of bravery that Jordan exhibited, putting herself in harms way of someone who is at least three times her size to assist others during this crisis is truly a noble act,” Chief Kevin Halloran said in the release.

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