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Arkansas cop reprimanded after Chavis Carter autopsy
One of the officers in the alleged “back seat suicide” in Arkansas, in which police say 21-year old Chavis Carter killed himself with a gun while handcuffed alone in the back of a police car, will face an administrative reprimand. The Associated Press reported that according to Jonesboro police chief…
Autopsy report supports Arkansas police in ‘backseat suicide’ incident
An autopsy report released Monday backed up claims made by Arkansas police officers that an African-American man in custody shot himself in the head despite being handcuffed, according to the Associated Press. “He was cuffed and placed into a police car, where apparently he produced a weapon, and despite being…
Police release footage from ‘backseat suicide’ traffic stop
Police in Jonesboro, Arkansas have released more footage from the traffic stop that culminated in the alleged suicide of a young man who sat handcuffed in a police car. But according to the Associated Press, the new video, shot from the officers’ dashboard camera, shows footage taken after 21-year-old Chavis…
Arkansas police release reenactment of alleged backseat suicide
Arkansas police released a reenactment video Tuesday that they say explains their allegation that a man in custody shot himself in the head despite being handcuffed. In the video, four unidentified officers from the Jonesboro Police Department are shown handling a fake gun and pointing it at their right temples,…
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