Pair of quick-acting cops rescue baby from near death, dramatic bodycam footage shows

Nypost · Aug 22, 2026 · 203 words · By Angela Barbuti

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Add The New York Post on Google A pair of quick-acting Tennessee cops rushed to save a baby’s life this week after receiving a frantic call that a one-month-old had suddenly stopped breathing, dramatic bodycam footage shows.

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When Knoxville Police Department officers Clayton McWilliams and Veronica Jackson showed up to the scene Wednesday night, a crying woman who was holding the infant can be seen giving it to the officers, while wailing, “Help, please!” The duo immediately…

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Claim 1: “The duo immediately cleared the newborn’s airway by massaging its back”

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Both the WVLT report and TikTok evidence confirm that the officers worked to clear the baby's airway immediately upon arrival, leading to the baby breathing normally within seconds.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher McWilliams (15 December 1963 – 28 June 2008) was an Irish Republican paramilitary who was a member of both the Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO) and the Irish National Liberati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_McWilliams

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is an American actress, known for her performances on the television series Real Husbands of Hollywood, Prison Break, and Nashville.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_McWilliams

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", Jackson is widely regarded as one of the most cultura…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson

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Claim 2: “A pair of quick-acting Tennessee cops rushed to save a baby’s life this week after receiving a frantic call that a one-month-old had suddenly stopped breathing”

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Multiple independent sources, including a news report from WVLT and TikTok videos describing the event, confirm that two Tennessee police officers responded to a call regarding a one-month-old baby who had stopped breathing.

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web search NEUTRAL — The videos show Dallas Police responding after Tony ...On August 10, 2016, 32-year-old Tony Timpa called 911 for help. He was off his mental health medication and had taken drugs, he told a dispatcher…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-E_i8Q5G0

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web search NEUTRAL — Dramatic bodycam footage captures two Tennessee police officers racing to save a one-month-old baby who was unresponsive and not breathing. Knoxville Police Officers Clayton McWilliams and Veronica Ja…
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Claim 3: “Knoxville Police Department officers Clayton McWilliams and Veronica Jackson showed up to the scene Wednesday night”

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The WVLT news report and TikTok evidence both identify the officers as Clayton McWilliams and either Veronica or Victoria Jackson (slight name variation) responding to the scene on a Wednesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 15, 1920, three African-American circus workers, Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie, suspects in an assault case, were taken from the jail and lynched by a White mob of thousands i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Tennessee River within the Appalachian Mountains, it is the largest city in the Grand Division of East…
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Claim 4: ““We are grateful to Officers McWilliams and Jackson for their decisive actions and composure when it mattered most,” Knoxville police said in a Facebook and Instagram post on Friday.”

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While the event itself is corroborated by WVLT and TikTok, the specific quote and the detail about the Facebook/Instagram posts on Friday are not explicitly quoted in the provided evidence snippets, though the general praise for the officers is mentioned in the WVLT report.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Knoxville Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the City of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Tennessee. According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state ha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul Noel is an American law enforcement executive who has served as the 27th Chief of Police of the Knoxville Police Department since June 13, 2022. Prior to his appointment in Knoxville, Noel spent …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Noel_(police_chief)

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