Prairie Grove to welcome Officer Tyler Franks home from rehab center Wednesday Share Updated: 9:20 AM CDT Jun 2, 2021 Share Updated: 9:20 AM CDT Jun 2, 2021
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Show Transcript WE WANT TO BEGIN TONIGHT WITH SOME BREAKING NEWS THE WIFE OF THE PRAIRIE GROVE POLICE OFFICER SHOT WHILE RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE CALL HAS SHARED AN UPDATE ON HIS CONDITION. CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT OFFICER. FRANKS CAN NOWAL WK SEVERAL STEPS AT A TIME WHILE USING A WALKER FRANK’S WIFE AMBER POSTED THIS VIDEO ON FACEBOOK EARLIER TONIGHT. SHE SAYS THAT HE’S ILLST IN REHAB FOCUSED ON REGAINING STRENGTH AND MOBILITY. AMBER SAYS ATTH STAYS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE GETTING OF JUNE, BUT SHE THANKED EVERYONEOR F THEIR PRAYERS AND WELL WISSHE DURING THIS DIFFICULT PROCESS. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO SEE ALL
Officer Tyler Franks is walking with assistance in rehab after being shot while responding to a domestic disturbance. His wife Amber shared a video of Franks walking on social media Saturday.The following is what Amber Franks shared to facebook Saturday. I just wanted to give everyone an update on Tyler’s progress. I have been trying to send updates out but just haven’t had much time to, so I thought I would just update on here instead. At this time, he is still in rehab. He is able to transfer from his bed to a wheelchair without assistance. He is able to stand and bear weight on his right leg as well as use a walker to take several steps at a time. His ambulation with the walker is a recent development and is still very tentative as he is still very sore and is not something that is currently done daily. He is continuing to regain strength and mobility each day. His stay at rehab is expected to extended into the beginning of June, but we are confident that he will be able
Franks’ body was found on February 24 in a wooden area near Ellis Boulevard and White Street.
It is reported that the Jacksonville Police Department were on the scene in the early hours of Wednesday afternoon (February 24).
Franks’ body was found murdered on a bike trail close to Ellis Boulevard and her death is being treated as a homicide.
In the police reporting and media coverage of Jenna’s death, she has been frequently misgendered.
Serena Sonoma, GLAAD’s Communications Coordinator, addressed the deadnaming occurring in media publications: “It’s unfortunate that North Carolina’s local media has failed transgender North Carolinians at a time when accuracy and representation are needed the most,” she said.
34-year-old trans woman Jenna Franks. (Facebook/Jenna Franks)
A trans woman who was killed and left in the woods has been remembered as a “beautiful soul” by loved ones – but persistently misgendered by police and the media.
Jenna Franks, 34, was found on 24 February in a wooded area near a bike trail in Jacksonville, North Carolina as city street crews were clearing a ditch. Police are investigating the case as a homicide.
Her death marks at least the 10th known violent death of a transgender or non-binary person in the US so far this year, a continuation of the devastating epidemic of violence against the trans community.