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Articlesby Dean ScovilleOctober 24, 2011

Shots Fired: West Memphis, Arkansas 05/20/2010

After sovereign citizens ambushed two West Memphis officers, Arkansas Game and Fish Warden Mike Neal came face to face with the cop killers in a Walmart parking lot. After taking AK-47 fire, Neal returned fire and rammed them with his truck.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2011

Video: Officers Exonerated In Ark. Courthouse Shooting

James Ray Palmer, 48, entered the Crawford County Courthouse in Van Buren on Sept. 13 with several handguns and a rifle. He began searching for Judge Gary Cottrell and, after entering his office, fired at staff members.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2011

West Memphis Chief Retires To Educate LE About Sovereign Citizens

West Memphis (Ark.) Police Chief Bob Paudert, who lost his son and another officer in a roadside gunfight with two sovereign citizens, is stepping down to educate law enforcement groups about the dangers of sovereign citizens.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2011

'60 Minutes' Profiles Sovereign Citizen Movement

Sovereign citizens are Americans who believe the country's laws don't apply to them. They ignore requirements such as driver's licenses and social security cards and oftentimes don't pay taxes.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2011

Arkansas Officer Saved Sgt. During Fatal Gunfight

Officer Jonathan Schmidt, 30, was killed in front of the Cottonwood Manor Apartments on Pine Street at 11:27 p.m. as he walked toward a 2002 Hyundai.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichOctober 11, 2010

Officer's Quick Action Ends Shootout with Two Cop Killers

Wildlife Officer Michael K. Neal of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission stopped a father and son duo from killing more people by ramming his truck into their vehicle. For his actions, he has been named the October 2010 Officer of the Month by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2010

West Memphis Officers Will Get AR-15s

Patrol officers will now be able to carry the rifles, which would not have prevented the duty deaths of two officers, but would have more quickly ended the standoff in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2010

Arkansas Cop Killers Professed Extremist, Anti-Government Views

The Kanes, who allegedly killed two West Memphis PD officers and were later killed in a gun battle with officers in a Wal-Mart parking lot, traveled the country giving seminars on "mortgage fraud" and gave foreclosure advice.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 23, 2010

Arkansas Wildlife Officer Ended Gun Battle by Ramming Suspects' Van

Crittenden County Sheriff Dick Busby, who was unarmed and wounded in the incident, has said "all hell broke loose," after officers pulled over the white minivan driven by the suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2010

Families Gather for Two Lawmen Wounded in West Memphis Shootout

In a sea of concerned faces at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis on Thursday, Shannon Busby's expression of relief stood out. Dick Busby, sheriff of Crittenden County, Ark., and her husband of 55 years, had been shot in the shoulder during the shootout in the West Memphis Walmart parking lot.

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