May 19, 2013

Cochran Calls for Police Cooperation in Wake of Chavis Carter Autopsy Findings

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*Memphis, TN – With Monday’s autopsy report release and the recent release of incomplete dashboard video footage regarding the death of Chavis Carter, The Cochran Firm, representing the Carter family, has called for Jonesboro (Arkansas)  Police to provide full access to information – including the full unedited dashboard camera video and all audio. On July [...]




NAACP Statement on Investigation into Alleged Suicide of Chavis Carter

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*The Arkansas NAACP State Conference and Craighead County Branch NAACP made the following joint statement on the investigation into the alleged suicide of Chavis Carter in Jonesboro, AR on July 28, 2012. Police claim that Carter, a twenty-one year old, committed suicide while handcuffed in the back seat of a patrolman’s car. “The Arkansas State [...]




The Curious Case of Chavis Carter: Police Cliam He Commited Suicide While Handcuffed

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*Could this be the next Trayvon Martin type situation? It very well could be because  more and more observers are becoming concerned about the alleged “suicide” of Chavis Carter. Carter is a man that police allege to have shot himself in the head in the back of a police car. Even the police chief of [...]