Richard Jewell
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Richard Jewell
Richard Allensworth Jewellwas an American police officer who, while working as a security guard for AT&T, became known in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Discovering a backpack filled with three pipe bombs on the park grounds, Jewell alerted police and helped to evacuate the area before the bomb exploded, saving many people from injury or death. Initially hailed by the media as a hero, Jewell was later considered a suspect...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth17 November 1962
CountryUnited States of America
In the state of Georgia, I am a certified peace officer. I'm just not currently working for a police department.