A Little Rock police officer who acknowledged fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy has pleaded innocent to manslaughter.
Lawyer Bill James said Tuesday that he entered the plea for Josh Hastings, who was charged last week.
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Authorities say Hastings shot Bobby Moore Jr. last month while responding to a suspicious person call at a Little Rock apartment complex. Police files show that Hastings has a history of disciplinary issues within his department.
Hastings claimed the car Moore was driving was heading toward him, prompting him to shoot, but the police chief said evidence shows the car was either moving in reverse or stopped several feet away from Hastings when he fired.
Police spokesman Sgt. Cassandra Davis didn’t immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
Read more on this story in tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.