Saro Thompson
I'm so proud to be Trinidadian! Even though our country is tiny, we seem to be always around doing some great things. Well done, Saro!
THE man who captured and handcuffed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the end of a city-wide hunt last week, is a Trinidad and Tobago national now a police officer living in the United States.
Saro Thompson was credited with taking into custody terror suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he attempted to hide in a boat behind a suburban home.
Tsarnaev's brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who is believed to have masterminded the bombings, was killed hours before.
Thompson and members of the Transit Police SWAT team gave an account of the capture during a press conference on Monday.
Shortly after the story was carried on cable news networks, Thompson was recognised by his schoolmates at Presentation College, San Fernando, where he attended from 1991.
Many were surprised that Thompson had turned out to be a police officer, since he was described as quiet and unassuming.
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