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Marvin Edward "Peanut" Honey

Age : 59

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/21/2021

Location : Elvis Presley Boulevard and E Raines Road

City : Memphis

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Memphis Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
Memphis and Bartlett police attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Johnny Landon near Mississippi Boulevard and Lamar Avenue because Landon had active warrants for aggravated assault. Landon continued driving away and officers followed him until he briefly stopped near Hernando Road and Alice Avenue. Police alleged Landon then intentionally rammed a Bartlett Police vehicle and drove away again, and Memphis Police continued the pursuit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/21/2021, Memphis Police pursued Landon south through Memphis following the attempted arrest and collision with the Bartlett police vehicle. Police alleged officers eventually lost sight of the vehicle on Elvis Presley Boulevard near Winchester Road. Public reporting does not provide a reliable maximum pursuit speed, total distance or duration.
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As Landon approached E Raines Road on Elvis Presley Boulevard, his vehicle crashed into a vehicle driven by 59-year-old Marvin Edward “Peanut” Honey. Honey was an uninvolved driver who was on his way to the grocery store when the pursuit reached his path. He suffered critical injuries and was transported to a hospital, where he died. Landon survived with non-critical injuries and was taken into custody.
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Honey was born on 05/16/1962 in Memphis to Charlie and Bobbie Jones and was affectionately known to family and friends as “Peanut” and “Nut.” He grew up in Memphis, attended Hamilton-area schools and had deep roots in the community. What should have been an ordinary trip to buy groceries ended with Honey becoming an uninvolved casualty of a police pursuit.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
1 Fatality, 1 Injury.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
Honey’s family publicly demanded answers after his death, questioning the police pursuit that preceded the collision. Honey had no connection to the alleged crimes or attempted arrest that initiated the encounter and was simply driving to the grocery store when he was killed.
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DISPOSITION:
Johnny Landon was taken into custody following the crash. No Memphis or Bartlett police officer was criminally charged for the officer’s role in initiating or continuing the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Neither the Memphis Police Department nor Bartlett Police Department publicly identified the officers who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit, including the Bartlett officer whose police vehicle Landon allegedly rammed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/bystander-killed-suspect-injured-in-crash-during-police-chase-in-whitehaven/522-a9059996-79a8-420d-b0cf-4b613506416b
https://wreg.com/news/local/one-dead-after-crash-involving-bartlett-memphis-police/
https://wreg.com/news/family-demands-answers-after-a-fatal-crash-during-police-chase/
https://www.actionnews5.com/2021/10/22/suspect-chased-by-officers-crashes-kills-one/
https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/marvin-honey-obituary?pid=200518131&v=batesville