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An officer with the U.S. Forest Service began pursuing a Dodge headed south on U.S. 71 around 6:30 a.m. Friday, according to a state police news release. The officer reportedly saw the vehicle.

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Fayetteville, AR » 40° The suspect was killed and the State Trooper was injured during the chase.

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The injured trooper has been identified as Shawn Ellis. At approximately 6:30 a.m. Friday (April 10), an officer of the U.S. Forest Service initiated a pursuit of a southbound vehicle on U.S..

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The April 10 incident occurred near Fort Smith, Ark. when Trooper Michael Shawn Ellis gave chase to the suspect, Justin Battenfield. In an instant, Battenfield's pickup truck went from being a fleeing vehicle to a launch ramp for the police cruiser. The pickup truck rolled over on its back as the cruiser drove across its undercarriage.

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Trooper Ellis was hospitalized with "non-life-threatening" injuries. The deadly end to this chase—the trooper could have easily been killed as well had the rollover gone just a bit.

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Trooper Tanner Middlecoff was at the Arkansas State Police barracks when he "overheard radio traffic from Jonesboro PD in reference to a robbery in progress at the Dollar General on Southwest Drive. Due to the close proximity of the call, I responded for assistance."

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That day, officer Shawn Ellis attempted to stop a Dodge RAM 1500 after it ran a red light, drove erratically on the wrong side of the road and hit speeds higher than 100 mph. But outside Fort Smith, an attempt to disable the truck ended in a crash that totaled both vehicles, injured the officer, and killed Justin Battenfield, the RAM's driver.

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April 28, 2020 at 13:29 Dramatic dashcam footage has captured the moment a PIT maneuver went wrong during a high-speed chase in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A report from 5 News Online says that the chase.

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Arkansas State Trooper Michael Shawn Ellis suffered non-life threatening injuries in the collision. Fort Smith, AR - Dashcam footage captured the moment when an Arkansas State Police trooper's patrol vehicle went airborne during a deadly high-speed chase.

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Arkansas State Trooper Michael Shawn Ellis survived with minor injuries. Look in comments for full video. #DefendPoliceUSA #Matthew59

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Trooper Michael Shawn Ellis was hospitalized but his injuries were considered not life-threatening. In most cases, officers are advised to follow the suspect and keep a safe distance. Sometimes police cars will completely stop a pursuit if a police helicopter is monitoring the suspect.

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The supervisor doesn't even finish speaking before Trooper Michael Shawn Ellis in a Dodge Charger Pursuit runs up along the right side of the Ram and PITs him at a GPS-recorded 109 mph. Warning: The following video shows a fatal crash. Viewer discretion is advised.

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By Joey April 28, 2020 Dramatic dashcam footage has captured the moment a PIT maneuver went wrong during a high-speed chase in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A report from 5 News Online says that the chase started at around 6:30 a.m. on April 10 when an officer with the U.S. Forestry Service noticed a black Ram 1500 pickup run a red light.

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A police officer who repeatedly punched a Black woman during an arrest in North Carolina last month was suspended Tuesday after authorities released new video of the encounter that showed a broader view of what happened than bystander footage shared on social media. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings told reporters at a news.

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Motsinger gave chase. Inside the van that night, 15-year-old Osiel Carbajal was at the wheel. His passengers: his 16-year-old sister, her 15-year-old boyfriend and a 15-year-old friend. The teens.

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