On November 2, 2015, Professor Paul Cassell published an op-ed in The Salt Lake Tribune about East Millcreek homeowner Rusty Jacobs, who was shot and killed last week in an confrontation with Jesse Bruner, who allegedly had been trying to break into Jacobs’ home. Cassell praises Jacobs, writing, “The dictionary definition of a ‘hero’ is ‘one who shows great courage.’ That is only word we can properly use to describe Rusty Jacobs.”
Cassell’s op-ed, “Millcreek shooting shows one man’s heroism,” can be accessed here.