-
May 21, 20137:49 am
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 18113
-
May 21, 20137:48 am
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 21114
-
May 21, 20137:42 am
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 17122
-
May 21, 20137:35 am
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 24217
-
May 21, 20137:34 am
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 19790
-
May 20, 20138:52 pm
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 14839
-
May 20, 20132:56 pm
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 23408
-
May 20, 20132:20 pm
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 23863
-
May 20, 20131:34 pm
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 18790
-
May 20, 20131:33 pm
by BlackMediaSCOOP
VIEWS: 18145
LAME COPS REENACT HOW HANDCUFFED TEEN SHOT HIMSELF IN COP CAR
(BlackMediaScoop) Cops in Arkansas released a video reconstruction Tuesday meant to show how a 21-year-old man who was handcuffed behind his back could have shot himself in the head while in the backseat of a patrol car.
In the video, an officer played the part of Chavis Carter, a Southaven, Miss., man who died from a gunshot wound to the temple on July 28 despite being frisked twice by Jonesboro police officers.
Carter was black and both of the officers who arrested him are white, a dynamic that has generated suspicion among some members of the city’s black community.
The officers stopped a truck in which Carter was riding after they received a report of a suspicious vehicle driving up and down a residential street.
They arrested Carter after learning he had an outstanding arrest warrant related to a drug charge in Mississippi. Police also alleged Carter had marijuana.
In producing the video, the agency used the same type of handcuffs that were used on Carter and the same model of handgun found with Carter after he died, a .380-caliber Cobra semi-automatic.
An officer of similar height and weight to Carter – 5 feet 8 inches, 160 pounds – sat in the back of a cruiser, leaned over and was able to lift the weapon to his head and reach the trigger.
“We just wanted to get a good perspective on how it could be done and the ease with which it could be done,” said Jonesboro Police Chief Michael Yates.
As far as how Carter concealed the gun, Yates said it’s possible he hid it in the patrol car after officers first frisked him. He was then in the car unhandcuffed until officers eventually decided to arrest him. They then conducted a more thorough search of Carter.
“It’s obvious they did miss the weapon on the first search. It is likely, since he was placed into the car unhandcuffed the first time, that he had an opportunity to stash the weapon in the car,” Yates said.
“The second search, which was more thorough and inclusive, did not disclose the weapon either.”
The incident and the subsequent investigation has prompted criticisms of the Jonesboro Police Department. Several critics came to a Monday night meeting about the department’s reaccreditation.
George C. Grant, retired dean of the library at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, asked that the reaccreditation be put on hold until the investigation into Carter’s death is complete, The Jonesboro Sun reported.
WATCH & RESPOND BELOW!
SCOOP: The Jonesboro Sun
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
|
