10 1 Beckham County Deputy Involved Shooting
A BECKHAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY FATALLY SHOT A SAYRE MAN IN RURAL WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS SUNDAY.
AUTHORITIES SAY 36 YEAR OLD EUGENE ARNOLD WAS SHOT AFTER HE FLED FROM THE
DEPUTY, THEN RESISTED ARREST. SHERIFF SCOTT JAY SAYS A DEPUTY MADE CONTACT
WITH THE SUSPECT REGARDING A CALL OVER SOME THREATS THAT HAD BEEN MADE SOUTH OF
SAYRE. ARNOLD DROVE WEST THROUGH ERICK AND EVENTUALLY INTO WHEELER COUNTY,
TEXAS WITH THE DEPUTY FOLLOWING ARNOLD ACROSS THE STATE LINE IN HOT
PURSUIT. AFTER ARNOLD'S VEHICLE STOPPED, THE DEPUTY GAVE ARNOLD SEVERAL
ORDERS AND WHEN ARNOLD FAILED TO COMPLY, A STRUGGLE ENSURED AND THE DEPUTY SHOT
ARNOLD WHO WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. MEANWHILE, THE DEPUTY HAS
BEEN PLACED ON ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. SEVERAL OTHER AGENCIES
ASSISTED IN THE CASE INCLUDING THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL, THE TEXAS RANGERS OF
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY, SAYRE POLICE AND THE WHEELER COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE.
