Overview
- Arkansas State Police said the pursuit in Joiner, which unfolded May 2nd, ended when a trooper used a PIT (precision immobilization technique) maneuver that flipped a Dodge Charger onto its roof.
- Newly circulated bodycam video obtained by KATV shows troopers guiding a crying 3-year-old from the overturned car and telling him, “You’re OK. Come right here, baby.”
- Police said both the child and his mother were medically cleared at the scene, and video shows officers handcuffing the driver and scolding her for putting the boy at risk.
- The driver, identified as 23-year-old Thalia Jones, faces charges that include speeding, reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, child endangerment, and unauthorized use of another person’s vehicle to commit a crime.
- Authorities said the car belonged to Jones’ boyfriend and reported the incident to the Child Abuse Hotline, a step that can trigger a separate child-welfare investigation alongside the criminal case.