Deputy entertains infant so parents can enjoy meal

Photo of good deed garners online attention

(Polk County Sheriff's Office)

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – One deputy went above and beyond when he saw a couple at a Winter Haven struggling to enjoy their meal and care for their 5-month-old son at the same time. 

Usually when Skyelar Jones and Jason Albright go out to dinner with their son Gunner, they have to take turns caring for the baby so the other parent can eat. 

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Deputy Chris Brackin from the Polk County Sheriff's Office noticed the couple when he walked into a Winter Haven Perkins Saturday evening and decided to help them out.

With the parents' permission, Brackin picked up the baby boy and held him for about 45 minutes until he had to respond to a call. 

Usually Gunner cries when men try to hold him, but Jones said they were shocked to see the child so at ease in the deputy's arms.  

"He's a good cop. You don't see that every day," Jones said. "He loved on Gunner the whole entire time we were in there."

Jones and Albright were touched by the deputy's good deed. They described Brackin as a kind, respectful and well-trained officer. 

"He is an awesome, awesome person and he obviously cares very deeply not just about kids, but people in general," Albright said, adding that he hopes his own son will grow up to have those same traits. 

In an effort to spread some positive news about law enforcement, the parents shared a photo they snapped of Gunner and Brackin with the Polk County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, where it's since been liked more than a thousand times. 

Jones said she hopes people will see the photo and be reminded of  the good things law enforcement officers do for the community.