A 21-year-old young African-American man in Jonesboro, AR died
of a gunshot wound to the head while handcuffed in the back of a locked
police patrol car.
Chavis Carter was arrested for alleged drug possession and for missing a court date on previous drug charges.
Sergeant
Lyle Waterworth of the Jonesboro police department, stated that Carter
was "handcuffed, double locked and searched" for weapons. Still, the
officer claims, Carter managed to shoot himself in the head after a
"thump" was heard from the back of the squad car.
