TRUMBULL COUNTY Special forces team honored for actions during standoff

The deputy was shot in the leg in a three-hour standoff.
WARREN -- The Hartford Optimists Club recognized the Trumbull County Special Forces Team and one of its members for their actions during a standoff last summer in Warren Township.
The club presented Deputy Mike Davis with a plaque and a certificate for valor and heroism, said Sheriff Thomas Altiere.
The team also received a commendation from the Ohio House of Representatives.
The presentations were made during a ceremony Tuesday at the sheriff's department.
Davis was shot in the leg July 9, 2001, during a three-hour standoff with a Parkman Road man.
The man's 85-year-old mother had called police, saying he was assaulting her.
The man fired two shots at Warren Township officers when they arrived at the scene, but no one was injured.
Township officers then called the Special Forces Team. Several other departments also responded. Police surrounded the home, trying to persuade the man to surrender.
After three hours they decided to go in, and Davis, who was leading the deputies, was shot in the leg outside the door. He underwent surgery to remove the bullet.
Davis and the team previously received plaques from Warren Township police.
The sheriff said the team formed about 15 years ago. It trains monthly and responds throughout the county in situations such as hostages' being taken or people's barricading themselves in their homes.
"They do a great job," Altiere said.