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KARK: Lonoke deputy fired for not having active body cam when he killed teen
Our news partner KARK reports that Sgt. Michael Davis has been fired by the Lonoke County sheriff for violation of the policy on use of body cameras.
It was not activated when he shot and killed Hunter Brittain, 17, who was unarmed when Davis stopped him on a state highway near Cabot. Brittains family and a companion that night said he held only a jug of antifreeze that he intended to put behind a wheel of his truck to keep it from rolling. Hed been test-driving the truck following work on his transmission about 3 a.m.
It had been reported previously that Davis had a body camera, but no video had surfaced. Brittains family has hired lawyers who represented George Floyds family after his murder by Minneapolis police in seeking more information about his death.
The State Police is investigating and has said it wont comment during the course of the investigation.
[link:https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/07/01/kark-lonoke-deputy-fired-for-not-have-active-body-cam-when-he-killed-teen|
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(15,924 posts)So no one else gets murdered by him.