Arkansas Cop Fired for Fentanyl Freak Out

An Arkansas cop, Joseph Harris, was fired after a video surfaced of him allegedly roughing up a fentanyl-filled foe in the back of a patrol car. In the video, the detainee, donning a stylish hospital gown, predicts his demise due to a previous fentanyl ingestion, demanding a hospital return.

With fear in his heart and vengeance in his fist, Jonesboro's finest unleashed fury, punching and elbowing the prisoner with MMA precision. A second officer, with the stealth of a concerned citizen, checked on the coy captive, only to be rebuffed by his silence.

But like a phoenix, Harris returns, employing a mysterious tool to elicit groans from the groggy goblin. As the patrol car pulls away, the man's yells echo—a symphony of success for our hero.

This isn't Harris' first rodeo. He faced a suspension and training for excessive force and was named in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott is chumming it up with the FBI, who've opened a case. So, Harris may have some free time to add to his MMA skills.

URLs:

• Jonesboro Police Department's statement: https://www.facebook.com/TheJonesboroPD/posts/pfbid0DhV2kVk4mjsvfrksJNdBHK5rUUzuV4onhJEtFFgccKDWaXNT3jnr2NJVAu7xLZHpl
• Incident video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7alJNFSys8&rco=1
• KAIT local news coverage: https://www.kait8.com/2024/08/09/officer-terminated-following-violent-interaction-with-inmate/
• CNN coverage of previous suspension: https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/us/arkansas-police-officer-detainee-assault/index.html