(AP) – A 100-strong choir of uniformed officers and a 21-gun
salute sounded farewell at a memorial service for an Arkansas sheriff’s
lieutenant who was killed last week in the line of duty.Law enforcement officers from across the state wearing their badges with black
ribbons packed a Russellville church Monday to remember Lt. Kevin Mainhart, who
was shot to death during a traffic stop Thursday.
salute sounded farewell at a memorial service for an Arkansas sheriff’s
lieutenant who was killed last week in the line of duty.Law enforcement officers from across the state wearing their badges with black
ribbons packed a Russellville church Monday to remember Lt. Kevin Mainhart, who
was shot to death during a traffic stop Thursday.
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
were also in attendance.
Yell County Sheriff Bill Gilkey told the congregation that the fallen
lieutenant stood out from the rest. As his casket was taken from the church, a
dispatcher told Mainhart he was “clear to go, 10-7”
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in Mainhart’s death and two other
killings.
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