Dear Friend,

The knife came first.

A man stepped out of his apartment in a downtown Austin high-rise, clutching a blade that glinted off the hallway lights. But it wasn’t the knife alone that put people in danger — it was the look in his eyes, the erratic movements, the way terrified residents were backing away from him with nowhere to run.

By the time Officer Chris Taylor rode the elevator up with three other officers and a security guard, the situation was seconds from turning deadly.

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The elevator doors slid open…and there he was.

Six feet away.  A narrow hallway.

Officers jammed together with no room to retreat.

A knife-wielding man staring directly at them.

Commands were shouted — “Drop the knife! Let me see your hands!”
They echoed off the tight walls.

But the suspect didn’t drop the knife.

He moved toward them.

I want you to understand something important:
In law enforcement, there’s a well-known rule — the 21-foot rule.

A suspect with a knife inside 21 feet can stab an officer before he can even draw his weapon.

Chris had six.

Six feet and one second to choose between living… or dying.

He chose to live. He chose to protect the officers standing beside him. He chose to do exactly what he was trained to do.

And because of his split-second action, those officers went home to their families that night.

The Austin Police Department investigated thoroughly and cleared Chris. They ruled his use of force justified, because it was. Any officer in America would have made the same decision.

That should have been the end of it.

But years later, a new radical District Attorney–José Garza, backed by far-left billionaires and activist groups who despise police—needed a trophy.

So he dug up the old case… and charged Chris with crimes that could put him in prison.

Friend, I’ve been in law enforcement for over 60 years. I’ve seen bad officers.

I’ve seen good officers. And I’ve seen political prosecutors who don’t know the difference.

Chris Taylor is a good man — a good cop — whose life is being destroyed because a leftist DA wants a headline.

And now Chris and his wife Amy are fighting to keep their family afloat while facing prison time for doing his job.

This is the part where I need to ask you — personally — for help.

Will you donate today to help Officer Chris Taylor fight back?

Will you stand with him as he appeals this politically motivated conviction? Will you help stop a prosecutor who is determined to ruin his life?

Chris has already endured multiple trials. Two hung juries. Years of legal battles. Years of financial strain. Years of living under a cloud he does not deserve.

And through it all, he has stayed strong. But he cannot do this without people like you standing behind him.

If we don’t help Chris right now, the people trying to put him behind bars will win — and they will go after more officers next.

Rush your most generous gift today.

For Chris. For his family. For the officers who still run toward danger when everyone else runs away.

Sincerely,
Sheriff Joe Arpaio