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RETIRED COP SNATCHED OFF SCOOTER AND ARRESTED-WAS THE USE OF FORCE JUSTIFIED?!
RETIRED COP SNATCHED OFF SCOOTER AND ARRESTED-WAS THE USE OF FORCE JUSTIFIED?!

Arkansas Police Activity  |  2026-09-06

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* OFFICERS WERE PATROLLING THE AREA OF CHICOT AND BASELINE WHEN THEY OBSERVED A BLACK MALE RIDING ON A MOPED WITH FLASHING BLUE AND RED LIGHTS AS WELL AS OTHER COLORS. OFFICERS INITIATED A STOP ON THE MOPED AND INFORMED THE DRIVER THE REASON FOR THE STOP. DURING OFFICERS INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE MOT...

* OFFICERS WERE PATROLLING THE AREA OF CHICOT AND BASELINE WHEN THEY OBSERVED A BLACK MALE RIDING ON A MOPED WITH FLASHING BLUE AND RED LIGHTS AS WELL AS OTHER COLORS. OFFICERS INITIATED A STOP ON THE MOPED AND INFORMED THE DRIVER THE REASON FOR THE STOP. DURING OFFICERS INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE MOTORIST THE MALE WAS BEING VERY UNCOOPERATIVE WITH OFFICERS AND REFUSING TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF. THE BLACK MALE ADVISED OFFICERS HE WOULD NOT BE IDENTIFYING HIMSELF UNTIL A SUPERVISOR WAS PRESENT. OFFICERS GAVE THE BLACK MALE ADDITIONAL COMMANDS FOR HIS IDENTIFICATION AND WHEN HE REFUSED OFFICERS GRABBED THE BLACK MALE BY HIS WRIST AND BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE HIM OFF OF THE MOPED, WHILE DOING SO THE BLACK MALE THREW HIMSELF ON THE GROUND AND CAN BE SEEN DOING SO ON BODY CAM. ONCE ON THE GROUND OFFICERS PLACED THE BLACK MALE IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED AND CHECKED FOR TIGHTNESS) AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIM TO BE MR. NOWDEN. OFFICERS GAVE MR. NOWDEN 4 TIMES TO PROVIDE HIS IDENTIFICATION AND HE REFUSED EVERY TIME. OFFICERS THEN ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR FOR A USE OF FORCE. WHILE IDENTIFYING MR. NOWDEN OFFICERS FOUND HIM TO BE A RETIRED LITTLE ROCK OFFICER AND CURRENT PULASKI COUNTY RESERVE DEPUTY. A SUPERVISOR WAS INFORMED OF THIS AND OFFICERS ADVISED OVER THE RADIO FOR MEMS TO RESPOND FOR THE USE OF FORCE. OFFICERS STOOD BY WITH MR. NOWDEN UNTIL A SUPERVISOR ARRIVED ON SCENE. ONCE ON SCENE A SUPERVISOR WAS INFORMED OF THE USE OF FORCE AND WHAT LED UP TO IT. WHILE A SUPERVISOR WAS SPEAKING WITH MR. NOWDEN MEMS ARRIVED ON SCENE. MR. MOWDEN ADVISED HE DID NOT NEED TREATMENT. OFFICERS REMOVED MR. NOWDEN OUT OF CUFFS AND PROVIDED HIM A TRAFFIC CITATION FOR HIS CHARGES 200A3360502 FOR OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS AND USE OF FLASHING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WHICH STATES "IT IS UNLAWFUL TO INSTALL, OPERATE, OR USE ANY ROTATING OR FLASHING LIGHT ON ANY MOTOR VEHICLE". MR. NOWDEN'S SUPERVISOR WAS INFORMED OF THE USE OF FORCE. OFFICERS LEFT THE SCENE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BWC IN USE.*

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