SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – An American student who helped stop a terror attack on a Paris-bound high-speed train said it’s been a “crazy few days” and he is happy to be home.
Anthony Sadler spoke briefly during a news conference Wednesday with Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who presented him with a basketball jersey.
“I’d just like to thank everybody for coming out,” Sadler said. “After such a crazy few days, it feels good to be back on American soil, but especially in Sacramento. This is my home, and I’m just glad to be back here to see everybody.”
It was the first time the 23-year-old Sacramento State University student and his family have spoken publicly since he returned to the U.S.
Sadler arrived in Sacramento on Tuesday after first taking a private jet to Portland, Oregon. Columbia Sportswear CEO Timothy Boyle had made the jet available to fly the Americans’ mothers to France.