Arkansas State Police

Springdale, AR: (Feb-26-07) A lawsuit was filed against the Arkansas State Police following the death of Joseph Erin Hamley, who was shot and killed by a state trooper last year in a case of mistaken identity. State Trooper Larry Norman shot Hamley, assuming that he was a Michigan prison escapee Adam Leadford, who was incidentally sentenced in January 2007 to 30 years in prison for his actions in Benton County. He was sentenced to six years in prison on charges in Washington County. A Benton County grand jury indicted Norman in April on a misdemeanor negligent homicide charge. The State Police will pay $1 million in a settlement agreement to the estate of Joseph Erin Hamley. [MORNING NEWS: MISTAKEN IDENITY]

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