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Chavis Carter

Case from Jonesboro, AR dated Jul 28, 2012

Victim Details

Chavis Carter

Male

Black / African American

Jonesboro

AR

2012-07-28

21

Chavis

Carter

07/11/2026

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In the summer of 2012, the life of a young African-American man named Chavis Carter came to a tragic and perplexing end in Jonesboro, Arkansas. At just 21 years old, Carter found himself in the back of a police patrol car, his hands cuffed behind his back, following a traffic stop on the evening of July 29th. The officers involved had discovered an outstanding warrant for Carter related to a drug charge, leading to his arrest. After being searched twice by the police, he was secured in the vehic ...
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