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Forsyth deputy shot in courthouse assault receives award

Forsyth County Deputy Daniel Rush (right) received the Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award of Valor after being wounded in an armed assault of the Forsyth courthouse in early June. FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Forsyth County Deputy Daniel Rush (right) received the Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award of Valor after being wounded in an armed assault of the Forsyth courthouse in early June. FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
By Daniel Wilco
July 25, 2014

Forsyth County Deputy Daniel Rush was awarded the Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award of Valor recently for his potentially life-saving actions in stopping an armed assault of the Forsyth County Courthouse in early June.

Rush took a bullet to the leg when he stopped Dennis Marx from entering the courthouse on June 6, officials said. Marx died on the scene after a shootout with deputies.

Sheriff Duane K. Piper and other speakers at the awards ceremony credited Rush with preventing a likely tragedy.

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