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Show Transcript BRETT RAINS. HE S LIVE IN FORT SMITH. BRETT? TROOPER JAMES RAY HAS BEEN WITH ARKANSAS STATE POLICE FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. HE S SEEN THE VIDEO THAT MILLIONS OF YOU HAVE WATCHED AND HE S SEEN MANY OF YOUR COMMENTS. HE SAYS HE WAS JUST DOING HIS JOB. There s people out there that do way more heroic things then I did. I stopped somebody from going the wrong way on the interstate. (NATS.CAR PULLS AWAY) THAT S 24 YEAR OLD ARKANSAS STATE TROOPER JAMES RAY REFLECTING ON THIS PURSUIT ON INTERSTATE 40, DECEMBER 4TH. HIGHWAY POLICE REQUESTED BACKUP AFTER LEARNING THE DRIVER HAD A SUSPENDED LICENSE AND THAT THE CAR WINDOWS WERE SPRAY PAINTED BLACK. they re fleeing for a reason. You know, we don t know if this guy s just murdered somebody. AT TIMES, SPEEDS REACHED MORE THAN 100 MILES PER HOUR.
Two dead and one wounded in Madison County, suspect in custody
According to Arkansas State Police (ASP), a man from Madison County is in custody after he allegedly shot his mother, father, and uncle. Author: Nayely Palafox Updated: 10:04 PM CDT May 1, 2021
According to Arkansas State Police (ASP), a man from Madison County is in custody after he allegedly shot his mother, father, and uncle.
Madison County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence south of Huntsville off Arkansas Highway 23 at around 5:30 a.m. today (May 1).
Upon arrival, deputies found Richard Simmons Jr., 67, still alive, but his brother, and his wife, were both dead. The brother is identified as 66-year-old Mark Lee Simmons, and the wife, 65-year-old Mary Marlene Simmons.
Updated: 8:51 PM CDT May 1, 2021
ARKANSAS, USA A Madison County man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his mother, father, and uncle early Saturday morning.
44-year-old, Samuel Simmons was detained near Huntsville by an Arkansas State Trooper and was taken into custody.
Madison County Sheriff s deputies responded to the incident around 5:30 a.m. this morning and arrived at a house on Madison County Road, just south of Huntsville, near Arkansas Highway 23.
Madison County Sheriff s deputies found Simmons father wounded inside of the home, where Simmons lived with both of his parents along with his uncle.
Simmons mother, Mary Simmons, and Simmons uncle, Mark Simmons, were both found dead inside of the residence.
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