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Man Fatally Shot by Jonesboro AR Police In His Own Home Now Identified

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 CopBlock 528 Views Accountability, Arkansas, arkansas state police, assault, breaking news, Brutality, Chief Rick Elliot, copblock, copblock.org, dispatch call, excessive force, Homicide, internal investigation, Jonesboro AR, jonesboro police department, Officer Heath Loggains, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, strike the root, tactical team, Transparency, Update

Wednesday, Jonesboro, AR Chief of Police, Rick Elliot, publicly identified Patrolman First Class Heath Loggains of the Jonesboro PD as the

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Video Released to Selective Sources of Night Man Allegedly Shot Himself While Handcuffed in Arkansas Patrol Car

August 20, 2012May 9, 2013 CopBlock 357 Views Benjamin Irwin, Chavis Carter, Fatally shot, FBI, Freedom of Information Act, Jonesboro AR, Sgt. Lyle Waterworth, The Associated Press, Update

Chavis Carter was a passenger in a pickup truck that was stopped by police in Jonesboro, Arkansas Saturday July 28, 2012.

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Wednesday Link Roundup & A Question For Our Readers

September 8, 2010April 2, 2011 CopBlock 284 Views Arkansas, Brutality, Checkpoints, Chesapeake VA, Colorado, Denver CO, Drug war, Harassment, Jonesboro AR, Marlborough NH, New Hampshire, Radley Balko, Reason Magazine, Virginia, William Grigg

Unfortunately, I’ve been pretty busy lately and haven’t had as much time to dedicate to Cop Block as I’d like.

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