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.
thought was appropriate discipline. well to that point, the sheriffs office put out a statement and it s fastly standing behind this deputy tonight. they put out a statement saying he did what he s sworn to do and in their view in comenformity with all law enforcement standers and call him an asset to the community and those he serves a very different view from your clients . how do you respond to that? that s why we have a lawsuit. they saw the video and stood by it and believe this is the way the law enforcement officers should treat children in schools and they refuse to change. they refuse to alter their practices, their procedures. they have now agreed and admitted that this is a policy and that s why we have courts. we ll see what a jury in that the jurisdiction believes and we ll see what the federal judge believes. thank you very much for your