Content Tagged 'Chavis Carter'

As police investigated the in-custody death of a Southaven man, they dusted the gun for fingerprints. "The weapon was checked for prints with no prints found," a detective wrote. Watch Video

Case closed. Jonesboro Police Chief Michael Yates is breaking his silence as his department wraps up its investigation into how a Southaven man died in the back of a patrol car after a traffic stop. Watch Video

Jonesboro police have released documents and recordings that they used in their investigation of the death of a 21-year-old man who died from a gunshot wound while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car.

An exclusive look inside the investigation of a Southaven man's death in the back of a Jonesboro squad car. Watch Video

Attorneys for the family of a young man who was fatally shot while his hands were cuffed behind him in an Arkansas patrol car have asked police to preserve evidence about his death, and police say they are preparing for a likely lawsuit.

An Arkansas police officer who was placed on paid administrative leave after a man was fatally shot while handcuffed in a patrol car will be required to undergo more training and will face an official reprimand.

Rev. Jackson wants the FBI and the Department of Justice to get involved in this case. Jackson says a 1983 Civil Rights Act applies to the Chavis Carter case. The law calls for a special prosecutor to hold the Jonesboro Police Department accountable for Carter’s murder. Watch Video

Arkansas' state crime lab says it didn't perform gunshot residue testing on a man fatally shot in the head while handcuffed in a patrol car because it doesn't do that kind of analysis on victims of homicides or suicides.

About 20 people have marched through the northeast Arkansas city where a 21-year-old man was fatally shot while his hands were cuffed behind him in a patrol car. Watch Video  |   Read the Autopsy Report for Chavis Carter (151.4KB)

The family of a Southaven man found dead in the back of a Jonesboro police car says the fight for justice is just getting started. Watch Video  |   Read the Autopsy Report for Chavis Carter (151.4KB)

An autopsy report rules the death of man shot while handcuffed in back of Arkansas patrol car as a suicide. Watch Video  |   Read the Autopsy Report for Chavis Carter (151.4KB)

The Jonesboro Police Department is releasing new video as part of its investigation into how a hand-cuffed Southaven man died in the back of one of its patrol cars. Watch Video

The Jonesboro Police Department is releasing key evidence in the investigation into how a handcuffed Southaven man died from a gunshot wound in the back of a police car. Watch Video

The mother of a Southaven man found suffering from a gunshot wound in the back of a Jonesboro Police Department patrol car says she doesn't buy a newly released re-enactment video the department says shows it is possible for a handcuffed person to shoot themselves. Watch Video