The three officers were suspended after the arrest video was circulated on social media, and state and federal authorities launched investigations. Before that, he worked a year and a half as a civilian jailer for the county. King has been a Crawford deputy since July 31, 2019. White has been a deputy with Crawford County since Jan. The deputy suffered a concussion, Damante said. Damante said Worcester tackled one of the deputies and punched him in the head before the arrest. As that was happening, another officer was holding Worcester down, while a third kneed him over and over.ĭamante has said Worcester was being questioned for threatening a clerk at a convenience store in the nearby small town of Alma. 21 arrest shows one of the deputies repeatedly punching and kneeing Worcester in the head before grabbing his hair and slamming him against the pavement. Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said Riddle remains on administrative leave. Damante did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press.Ī bystander recorded White, King and Mulberry Police Officer Thell Riddle arresting 27-year-old Randal Worcester outside a convenience store in the small town of Mulberry, about 140 miles (220 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, near the border with Oklahoma.Īn attorney for the deputies did not immediately respond to messages Thursday afternoon. (AP) - Two Arkansas deputies who were caught on video violently arresting a suspect outside a convenience store in August have been fired, Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said Thursday.ĭamante told Fort Smith television station KHBS that deputies Levi White and Zachary King had been fired but did not elaborate on the decision.
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