Patty Burnley

A woman was desperately trying to climb out of a white van when the driver grabbed her and shoved her back inside. A passing motorist named Jay Bostic had stopped nearby, thinking someone needed roadside assistance. But when he saw the woman fighting to escape, he knew something was terribly wrong. Jay called 911 and tried to block the van with his vehicle, but the driver swerved around him and sped off. He followed the van through Brookside, Alabama, giving dispatchers their location. When the driver turned into a church parking lot, Jay saw his chance. He positioned his vehicle across the exit, but the driver accelerated straight into him, rammed his vehicle, and escaped again. Jay continued helping police track the van until officers caught up. But the suspect rammed a police vehicle and fled again before eventually barricading himself inside with the woman at knifepoint. For more than 35 minutes, officers negotiated as the terrified woman cried for help. Finally, tactical officers forced their way inside, overpowered the suspect, and pulled her to safety. Police later believed she might not have survived without Jay’s intervention. With the van’s windows covered and doors chained from the inside, she could have disappeared without anyone knowing what happened. When Jay was asked why he stepped in, he simply said, “I’ve got ladies in my life. This is what God wants us to do.” Jay risked his own life for a complete strangers. Now that’s the type of man I want the Internet talking about.