Overview
- Dashcam video from an Aug. 19 high-speed pursuit in Blytheville shows a trooper break a rear window with a baton, pull a back-seat passenger partly through the frame by his hair and then punch him in the face.
- The chase reached reported speeds of about 140 mph and involved Gosnell and Blytheville officers who used PIT maneuvers and deployed Tasers during the stop.
- Arkansas State Police have not released a full public report and a department spokesperson said she lacked access to incident reports on Sunday, while local leaders who assisted have deferred responsibility to state police.
- The new footage has renewed comparisons to an Aug. 1 stop that produced dashcam video of Trooper Moisses Arellano striking 18-year-old Alisa Hackett and is the subject of a federal civil-rights suit filed by Ben Crump.
- Lawmakers, civil-rights groups and state Democrats are pressing for independent review, clearer use-of-force rules and greater transparency, which could lead to policy changes or further legal action.