A trip to the hardware store led to a split-second decision for Bryan Schulte, who jumped in to help an Edmond police officer during a violent ambush in May.

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The Ambush

Edmond Officer Caleb Hodam had just issued a warning to a driver near 15th Street and the Broadway Extension when a truck pulled into the parking lot.

Security video shows the driver, later identified as 22-year-old Ocean Hudson, park and walk directly toward the officer.

“I have something to report,” Hudson said as he approached. Seconds later, the video shows him spraying Hodam in the face with pepper spray before lunging with a large kitchen knife.

'Somebody had to help'

Schulte, pulling into the same shopping center wi

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