Ramsey: I'm American and a Human Being

• By: Jenée Desmond-Harris | Posted: May 8, 2013 at 11:12 AM

 

Charles Ramsey (NBC)

Charles Ramsey, the Cleveland man who discovered missing teens Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, spoke to Cleveland's NBC affiliate yesterday, pushing back on the "hero" label that's been affixed to him since his video interview went viral.
"I don't even want it," Ramsey said of the attention. "They keep saying I'm a hero. Let me tell you something -- I'm an American, and I'm a human being. I'm just like you. I work for a living. There was a woman in distress, so why turn your back on that?"