Pocahontas officers cleared in fatal shooting
By The Associated Press
This article was published March 6, 2013 at 9:12 a.m.
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POCAHONTAS — A northeast Arkansas prosecutor says four Pocahontas police officers involved in a shooting that killed an assault suspect were justified in their actions.
Prosecutor Henry Boyce tells The Jonesboro Sun that he's cleared the officers involved in the Feb. 7 shooting that killed 27-year-old Jonathan Tims.
Arkansas State Police say the Pocahontas officers were investigating a report that Tims had threatened his girlfriend with a gun. Authorities say Tims fled into nearby woods and pulled out a handgun when he was confronted by four officers.
Authorities say the officers opened fire, hitting him seven times.
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LR1955 says... March 6, 2013 at 12:21 p.m.
Good work men !
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