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Scotty Helton
Gender : Male
Age : 53
Race : White
Date : 01/08/2023
Location : State Hwy 89+I-40
City : Mayflower 72106
County : Mayflower 72106
State : Arkansas
Agency : Faulkner County SO, Conway PD, Mayflower PD, Arkansas State Police
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police chase after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Faulkner County Deputies attempted to make a traffic stop on Helton’s vehicle for reckless and erratic driving. Faulkner County Deputies and Conway Police Officers jointly chased him into the city limits of Conway and across Faulkner County backroads. Officers claim they were fired upon by Helton during the chase. State Troopers next joined the pursuit and placed spike strips on State Highway 89, deflating Helton’s tires near the intersection of State Highway 89 and Interstate 40 where he struck a concrete curb and stopped as a result. Five law enforcement agencies with guns drawn surrounded him.
Police allege that he had a gun. State Troopers and one Mayflower Police Officer fired directly at him. Officers from Arkansas State Police and the Mayflower Police Department had also fired their weapons. Scotty Helton was killed by an unknown number of bullets. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://swark.today/one-dead-in-faulkner-county-after-shooting-at-police-during-vehicle-chase/
