(02/13/13) - Two amazing kids from the Mt. Pleasant area are once again in the spotlight - this time on national TV.
They are James and Acelin Persyn - the children who helped save the life of a Central Michigan University student, on the run from her attacker, last month.
They, and their father, were on the Jeff Probst Show on ABC12 Wednesday afternoon.
"I opened the curtains and I see a girl standing there," said James in a taped segment for the show.
It was a CMU student who'd just been kidnapped and raped. She'd jumped from a moving vehicle and ran to their home for safety. The kids were home alone waiting for their dad to return.
"I grabbed a hunting knife. I waited by the bathroom door and turned off the light," he recalled.
They all made calls for help while waiting and knowing what was going to happen.
Eric Ramsey was outside pounding on the door and even tried lighting the home on fire before leaving. He was shot and killed by police some 100 miles away hours later.
"I'm not really a hero. I kind of just opened the door for her and helped her out. I wouldn't really say I saved her life. She's the one who took the risk and jumped out of the vehicle. She's pretty much her own hero. She's pretty brave herself," James said.
The Isabella County Sheriff honored the siblings, last week, with his Lifesaving Award for their quick thinking and bravery.
They are the youngest people ever to be honored like this by the sheriff.
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(05/17/13) - There was a serious one-car accident on the Genesee-Shiawassee County Line, Friday. It happened on Sheridan Road, near Baldwin, shortly after 4:30. Officers believe the car went out of
There was a serious one-car accident on the Genesee-Shiawassee County Line, Friday.
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(05/17/2013) After nearly two weeks, Buena Vista students are officially headed back to school. School officials mady the announced Friday night that classed will start on Monday and the school year will
After nearly two weeks, Buena Vista students are officially headed back to school.
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(05/17/13) - It was an almost unbelievable series of events involving a Flint boy named Britt Kellum.He shot and killed two of his own brothers, in the span of about five years, and all before he was even
(05/17/13) - It was an almost unbelievable series of events involving a Flint boy named Britt Kellum.He shot and killed two of his own brothers, in the span of about five years, and all before he was even
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We don't often hear of a school building re-opening - but that's what a mid-Michigan district will do in September. A return to financial health will allow Bentley to resume classes at the Middle School.Four
We don't often hear of a school building re-opening - but that's what a Mid-Michigan district will do in September.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:40:23 GMT
(05/17/13) - A big blow to a Flint Police program providing structure for kids.Parts from four rooftop heating and cooling units were stolen from the Haskell Youth Center - the building the Flint Police
(05/17/13) - A big blow to a Flint Police program providing structure for kids.Parts from four rooftop heating and cooling units were stolen from the Haskell Youth Center - the building the Flint Police
Friday, May 17 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:39:47 GMT
(WJRT) - A child, under the age of ten, brings a gun to Sunday school.Investigators say the weapon was brought to a Sunday school class at First Baptist Church, in the 2400 of King Road, in Bridgeport
A child, under the age of 10, brought a gun to Sunday school.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:35 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:35:15 GMT
(05/17/13) - The Board of Trustees at Central Michigan University has approved an additional $350,000 in funding for the planning and design for phase 1 of construction on its new medical schools in
The Board of Trustees at Central Michigan University has approved an additional $350,000 in funding for the planning and design for phase 1 of construction on its new medical schools in Saginaw.
