WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) – A preliminary report finds that an eastern Arkansas
police officer was justified in fatally shooting a man who led police on a chase
on Interstate 40.
WMC-TV says the report Monday by prosecutor Scott Ellington notes that Ronald
Coleman of Memphis, Tennessee, refused to stop for police and was driving the
wrong way on I-40 when he was shot by West Memphis officer Matt Presley.
Ellington’s office said the preliminary ruling could change if additional
evidence is uncovered. West Memphis police say Presley remains on paid leave
pending an internal investigation.
An autopsy report has not been released, but a preliminary coroner’s report
says Coleman died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
An attorney for Clinton’s family, Aaron Neglia, said he’s investigating
whether police violated the department’s pursuit policy.
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