Death by Cop 2021-2025
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
John Bomar
Age : 19
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/24/2022
Location : NB Arkansas Hwy 1 near St. Francis + Cross County Line
City : Forrest City
County : St. Francis
State : Arkansas
Agency : Arkansas State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by PIT maneuver from police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/24/2022, at approximately 4:35 p.m., an Arkansas State Police trooper attempted to stop 19-year-old John Bomar after observing a traffic violation as Bomar exited eastbound Interstate 40 at Forrest City onto northbound Arkansas Highway 1. Authorities stated that Bomar continued driving away and accelerated to speeds exceeding 100 mph while the trooper pursued him. Publicly available records do not identify the specific traffic violation that initiated the stop.
Near the St. Francis–Cross County line, an Arkansas State Police trooper used a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver to stop Bomar's vehicle. The maneuver caused the vehicle to leave the roadway and enter a farm field, where it came to rest after crashing. Bomar, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was removed from the wreckage as troopers and other responding officers provided lifesaving measures before he was transported by ambulance to CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne. He later died from his injuries. Arkansas State Police announced that the incident would undergo both an internal investigation and review by the prosecuting attorney to determine whether the trooper's use of deadly force complied with Arkansas law.
I found no public release identifying the trooper who performed the PIT maneuver. I also found no publicly available prosecutorial findings, internal review results, body-camera or dash-camera release, or civil lawsuit filed by Bomar's family related to the incident. The case received little follow-up coverage after the initial investigation was announced, and no additional official details explaining the outcome of the review appear to have been made public.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://neareport.com/2022/07/25/state-police-reviewing-pursuit-and-death-of-driver/
https://www.kjct8.com/video/2022/07/26/driver-killed-after-police-use-pit-maneuver-during-chase/
