AAIM's victim advocates, including Carrie Kilpatrick, nominated Flannagan for the award.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231110/they-died-in-a-crash-while-fleeing-from-police-whos-to-blame

In the run-up to the terrifying incident, police received a call from Flannagan who said he was in Ripon town centre being followed in the street by “a man with a dog” and that he was scared.

Source: https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/crime/ripon-man-jailed-after-attempting-to-stab-wetherspoons-worker-with-table-knife-and-warning-police-that-he-was-going-to-kill-somebody-4216046