Death by Cop 2022-2024
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James Lightfoot
Gender : Male
Age : 38
Race : White
Date : 06/22/2024
Location : Marion Reservoir
City : Newton
County : Sedgwick
State : Kansas
Agency : Newton Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress.
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Newton PD tried to traffic-stop James Lightfoot because one of his headlights was out. He drove away and police chased for a while and gave up. His vehicle was found abandoned later. His body was found several hundred feet away. He had shot himself in the head during the chase according to police. He had a number of negative prior police encounters with drug and other convictions.
