Remembering Christopher Farrar: Vigil held for Chandler police officer hit and killed by suspect
Remembering Officer Christopher Farrar
CHANDLER, Ariz. - A memorial was held on Saturday for a Chandler police officer who died in the line of duty.
Christopher Farrar was killed on April 29 near the San Tan Motorplex. A second officer from the Gilbert Police Department, Rico Aranda, was critically injured and remains hospitalized.
Farrar, 50, was hit and killed by a suspect in a stolen car during a pursuit involving several law enforcement agencies.
Jonathan Altland, the suspect, was also hospitalized and Gilbert police say he is facing murder charges. His previous crimes include car theft and drug convictions.
Police: Man to face murder, other charges in Chandler officerâs death
By AP Staff
Jonathan Altland
GILBERT, Ariz. - A man arrested in the death of one Arizona police officer and serious injury of another after they were struck by a stolen vehicle will face charges of murder and other crimes, police said.
Jonathan Altland, 25, was transported to a hospital for unspecified injuries after being taken into custody late Thursday night at a Gilbert auto dealership where Chandler police Officer Christopher Farrar was fatally injured and Gilbert police Officer Rico Aranda suffered a head injury, the Gilbert Police Department said Friday night in a statement.
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By The Associated Press, AP
GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) A man arrested in the death of one Arizona police officer and serious injury of another after they were struck by a stolen vehicle will face charges of murder and other crimes, police said.
Jonathan Altland, 25, was transported to a hospital for unspecified injuries after being taken into custody late Thursday night at a Gilbert auto dealership where Chandler police Officer Christopher Farrar was fatally injured and Gilbert police Officer Rico Aranda suffered a head injury, the Gilbert Police Department said Friday night in a statement.
Police officials did not immediately respond Saturday to telephone and email queries by The Associated Press about Altland s status and background and other information about the incident.
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