<P> Richard Allensworth Jewell ( born Richard White ; December 17 , 1962 -- August 29 , 2007 ) was an American police officer and security guard . While working as a security guard for AT&T , he became known in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia . Discovering a backpack filled with three pipe bombs on the park grounds , Jewell alerted police and helped to evacuate the area before the bomb exploded , saving many people from injury or death . Initially hailed by the media as a hero , Jewell was later considered a suspect . Jewell 's case is considered an example of the damage that can be done by media reporting based on unreliable or incomplete information . </P>
<P> Richard Allensworth Jewell ( born Richard White ; December 17 , 1962 -- August 29 , 2007 ) was an American police officer and security guard . While working as a security guard for AT&T , he became known in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia . Discovering a backpack filled with three pipe bombs on the park grounds , Jewell alerted police and helped to evacuate the area before the bomb exploded , saving many people from injury or death . Initially hailed by the media as a hero , Jewell was later considered a suspect . Jewell 's case is considered an example of the damage that can be done by media reporting based on unreliable or incomplete information . </P>
man of what profession found a bomb during the summer olympics in 1996
man of what profession found a bomb during the summer olympics in 1996
police officer security guard
police officer security guard