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Arkansas State Trooper named National Trooper of the Year Share Updated: 3:49 PM CDT May 3, 2021 Share Updated: 3:49 PM CDT May 3, 2021 Hide Transcript 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 T ....