Miss. trooper killed in pursuit

A 25-year-old Baldwyn man has been charged with felony fleeing and manslaughter following a pursuit that killed a state trooper in northeast Mississippi.

[ben ashmore]

turn the man or boy aloose he was not driving the patrolcar that he got killed in it was his own fault shoul had enough sense to slow down put me on the juryand i will turn him alose

[Sue]

ben ashmore wrote:

turn the man or boy aloose he was not driving the patrolcar that he got killed in it was his own fault shoul had enough sense to slow down put me on the juryand i will turn him alose

Go back to school and learn how to spell. You make yourself look truly ignorant. Be ashamed of yourself for that. Respect yourself enough to read and write coherently.

[Karrie]

ben ashmore wrote:

turn the man or boy aloose he was not driving the patrolcar that he got killed in it was his own fault shoul had enough sense to slow down put me on the juryand i will turn him alose

Are you mental?

[Shanda R]

Police have radios, the "choice to chase" was the patrol officer's. Chances are the suspect would have slowed down also, reducing danger to others! In the end the officer made poor choices resulting in his own death, it is evident or he wouldn't have crashed.. It is not like the kid ran him off the road or anything, he simply "out-drove" him. Too many officers think THEY are the law, they forget they are simple servants OF the law.. SR

[out and about]

Shanda R wrote:

Police have radios, the "choice to chase" was the patrol officer's. Chances are the suspect would have slowed down also, reducing danger to others! In the end the officer made poor choices resulting in his own death, it is evident or he wouldn't have crashed.. It is not like the kid ran him off the road or anything, he simply "out-drove" him. Too many officers think THEY are the law, they forget they are simple servants OF the law.. SR

YOU ARE INDEED A IDIOT.

[guest]

i think they need to lock this boy up for life

Shanda R wrote:

Police have radios, the "choice to chase" was the patrol officer's. Chances are the suspect would have slowed down also, reducing danger to others! In the end the officer made poor choices resulting in his own death, it is evident or he wouldn't have crashed.. It is not like the kid ran him off the road or anything, he simply "out-drove" him. Too many officers think THEY are the law, they forget they are simple servants OF the law.. SR

[tina]

my opinion on the chase is #1 I'm truly sorry for the death of the police officer because I'm sure he has family.I know it's the job of the officer to stop someone they suspect is doing wrong but when the police officer is chasing someone that they see is NOT gonna stop,they already have that cars tag number so instead of putting innocent lives at risk by continuing to chase at a high rate of speed just call the next town or county and let them know whats going on and take it from there. If they have the suspects tag number they CAN be found so like I said don't take chances of the other people on the hiway getting hurt too.

[star gazer2]

My thought is... when a person is in a modified car and usually a fairly young fellow, and he is running fast to get away, there is usually drugs or some other illegal activity involved. Now I said most of the time. They have a tendency of tossing their goodies out the window. Thus if and when they are stopped "wah lah" no drugs... So I think they try to stay at least close enough to see anything like that happen.

Also I think it is in their blood (State Troopers) to go after the bad guys, and a guy running is doing so for a reason. And with all the training and exercises that they do, to naturally go after them even if they were off duty. This State trooper even though he was only 25 was a Master Sgt. Now I don’t know how the ranks go but something tells me this young man probably went from high school right into the Police Academy. I only read the above article so I know no other details but my heart and prayers go out to the family for a super man who watched over the people in the state of Mississippi.

[star gazer2]

OOPS I read that part wrong about his age! Sorry, but obviously he was trying to do his job regardless of "his" age!
~~~~~~~~~~This State trooper even though he was only 25 was a Master Sgt.

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[X cop]

This message is "in particular" to "out and about"..
It's obvious you're a stinking cop, and the type of crap cop that gives the 3% of cops that are good, a bad name.. Hood was an asshole, I've seen him drunk at a neighbor's party, so drunk he ran off in the ditch and called a cop friendly wrecker to pull him out! Don't ever act like the "cop government" has higher values than the public you stinking commie.. Hood had a sorry attitude and was probably picking on the boy to begin with.. He got what his sorry incompetent arse deserved.. May he rest in hell.. xcop

[Samson D]

Some of you guys act like the boy intentionally killed the HP officer. It is obvious that the officer drove beyond his ability or he wouldn't have crashed? If he couldn't drive at these speeds, he was endangering the public worse than the kid was. What if the officer had crashed into someone killing them. Over a speeding ticket? Plain and simple, the officer used poor judgment that resulted in his "own" death. He could have just as easily crashed speeding to a different emergency. Whose fault would that be? His again. It's NOT like the kid just shot someone or robbed a bank ya know. Samson

[Jules Robinson]

Karrie, you are the narrow-minded one. That makes YOU mental! It's obvious that you know nothing about the tyrannical attitude of most of the New Albany Highway Patrol. They keep a "sht" list of people their friends and family don't like and they pick on them! I know this for a fact, a very close friend of mine used to work for NA. I've heard of drunken drivers being "driven" home by NAHP, just because they were "friends or family. How fair is that? I knew Hood, he was no angel, his death won't change that fact!

[Gerald H]

I don't think the boy "caused" the cops death. It was a choice the cop made to pursue the boy that resulted in his own death. If the boy had wrecked and died, would it have been the cops' fault? Most of these so-called police around here think they can drive better than the average citizen. I don't think 3 months training is going to make a race car driver out of a cop. Hood was obviously driving crazy or he wouldn't have wrecked. He was killed by his own foolish pride, not the boy.

[Arm Chair Quarterback]

I bet now the boy wishes he would have stopped for the blue lights! No excuses. Easily prevented death. No respect for authority.... All goes back to how kids are raised.

[Get Real]

The kid didn't cause the cop's death, the cop used his own judgment, which obviously was flawed or he wouldn't have wrecked? Too many cops let their pride get in the way of "good judgment".. And this one died because of "poor judgment"...

[Tony T]

I have to agree with Get Real, the cop's pride got in the way of his clear thinking.("I'm gonna get this punk" kind of thinking) Temper and pride killed the cop, not the kid! Not saying the kid was right to run, but I believe in "the right to run".(fight or flight). Cause the cops ain't always right, especially around here! Sincerely, Tony

[Home Boy]

How many times has a wreck been caused simply because a trooper had someone pulled over on the side of the road? I've seen time after time on TV videos where the cop and the suspect were killed or nearly killed by someone on the interstate hitting them while they were pulled off to the side! Doesn't being pulled over create a MORE dangerous situation than someone going 15 mph over the speed limit??? Do we really need so many troopers? I don't think it is a safety reason so much as it is a TAX reason! hb

[Arm Chair Quarterback]

I guess I missed the reason for the patrolman's decision for pursuing the fellow?!?! Obviously, many people writing on here do, maybe you should appear in court and stand up for your criminal.
Cops pursue, it's not a new trick they just started.
We all know when blue lights are behind us, we pull over. It's not complicated, if you didn't do anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about! Too easy!
The boy's actions, caused the officer to overdrive his ability, I agree. And it was the boys actions that caused the officer to overdrive his ability and crash.
LOCK EM UP!

[Arm Chair Coach]

I'm sure "Arm Chair Quarterback has a stake in this whole issue. The kid may have been tired of being picked on by Hood.(Hood was known to do that) Running from anyone, the police included, doesn't prove guilt or criminal activity! It could be for many reasons, maybe the kid was involved with hood's girl? Many possibilities. I know that there are many crooked cops around here. Heck, Fulton even had one of the Supervisors caught Bootlegging recently. Go figure!