‘The kid is magical’

Govi and his two sisters were taken in and adopted by their great aunt and uncle, Stacy and Joe Eastwood. Govi’s recovery has taken a while; at first he would only sleep on the floor and was worrying he was going to get hit every time someone wanted to high five him, but now he feels safe and loved by his new family.

“The kid is magical. Everybody he comes in contact with, he just brings out a better person in them,” Eastwood said.

The officers who saved him certainly noticed the positive change in the 12 year old who visited him at the Sherriff’s Department in 2016 where he was made honorary deputy and awarded a plaque.