A bill that would require state physical fitness instructors to complete training on how to recognize and respond to certain health conditions passed the Arkansas House on Monday.
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This still image taken from video released in an Arkansas State Police report shows Jonesboro officer Vincent Parks being attended to by medical personnel
Arkansas State Police investigators were originally led to believe Jonesboro police officer Vincent Parks did not engage in physical activity before falling fatally ill on his first day of training at the state police academy but learned that wasn t the case, according to the investigative file.
An Arkansas State Police review into the death of a Jonesboro officer who died after reporting to training at the state academy has been changed to a criminal investigation after police learned of facts "contrary" to original statements, a state police spokesman said Monday in an email.