Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Joel Weldon
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/08/2021
Location : Highway 8 near Sparkman
City : Sparkman
County : Dallas
State : Arkansas
Agency : Dallas County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 8, 2021, Dallas County deputies attempted a traffic stop that escalated into a pursuit involving 43-year-old Joel Weldon of Hot Spring County. Weldon reportedly stopped his truck and fired a weapon at deputies before fleeing again. When the pursuit ended along Highway 8 near Sparkman, Weldon exited the vehicle armed and refused to comply with commands. Deputies opened fire, killing him at the scene. The Arkansas State Police launched an investigation, and findings were referred to the Dallas County Prosecuting Attorney to determine whether the use of deadly force was lawful.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/mar/08/arkansas-man-killed-after-shooting-at-dallas-county-deputies/
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/asp-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting-dallas-county/91-5d7b6229-4b57-4c88-9ffb-3d62a2eb1e04
https://www.katv.com/news/local/man-fatally-shot-by-dallas-county-deputies-after-shooting-at-them-arkansas-state-police-say
William Robert Ice
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2021
Location : Raprich Road (off Arkansas Highway 31)
City : Lonoke
County : Lonoke
State : Arkansas
Agency : Lonoke Police Department; Arkansas State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 20, 2021, officers from the Lonoke Police Department recognized a vehicle linked to a North Carolina child-abduction investigation parked at a McDonald’s in Lonoke, Arkansas. The driver, 38-year-old William Robert Ice of Pennsylvania, refused to stop, and police escalated a chase south on Arkansas Highway 31. The vehicle became disabled in a snowbank on Raprich Road. Ice exited with a firearm and opened fire on officers. Police returned fire. Ice was found inside the vehicle critically wounded from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot and later died at a Little Rock hospital. The Arkansas State Police is conducting the investigation. A 14-year-old girl in the vehicle was rescued unharmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.katv.com/news/local/authorities-investigating-lonoke-officer-involved-shooting-find-abducted-teen
https://www.ky3.com/2021/02/21/officer-shot-at-arkansas-mcdonalds-kidnapping-suspect-dies/
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/lonoke-officer-shot-full-recovery/91-085851db-ed15-45cc-bc0f-85aed798ac66
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/william-robert-ice-alleged-predator-dead-after-shootout
https://portal.arkansas.gov/news/asp-investigating-lonoke-police-officer-involved-shooting-multiple-law-enforcement-agencies-probing-out-of-state-child-abduction-case/