Deadly force justified after officer involved shooting in Arkansas

Officers justified in fatal shooting, prosecutor says

GILMORE — Officers acted in self-defense in the use of deadly force involving a March shooting after a pursuit of a Jonesboro man through two counties, a prosecutor said this week.

Deadly force justified after officer involved shooting in Arkansas

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Law enforcement officers who used deadly force on a man they say led them on a high-speed chase from Poinsett County to Crittenden County in March have been ruled justified. On March 20, deputies say a man sped off from Poinsett County Sheriff’s who were attempting a traffic stop on him due to reckless driving. The man allegedly led deputies on a high-speed chase from Poinsett County to Crittenden County, where Harrisburg Polic…

Prosecutor rules that officers were justified in fatal shooting of Jonesboro man | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A prosecuting attorney has determined that law enforcement officers were justified in the use of deadly force in a fatal March shooting of a Jonesboro man, the Arkansas State Police announced Friday.

Prosecutor rules officers justified in March fatal shooting

In a recent ruling, Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Sonia Hagood determined the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers in connection with a fatal shooting of a Jonesboro man to be justified. According to a press release from the Arkansas State Police (ASP), on the evening of March 20 at around 9:40, 54-year-old Joe Versie led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit from Poinsett County to Crittenden County. The incident st…

Prosecutor: Police justified in Jonesboro man’s fatal shooting

Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Sonia Hagood announced Friday that police were justified in the fatal shooting of a Jonesboro man.