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  • March 18, 2025 at 7:57 am #1667 Reply
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    Chief Rick Elliott: As Jonesboro’s police chief, Rick Elliott has been implicated in lawsuits alleging a pattern of officer misconduct. In 2024, a federal civil-rights suit was filed claiming Chief Elliott and the city “turned a blind eye” to excessive force by his officers​
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    . The lawsuit centers on the case of former JPD Officer Joseph Harris (see below) but argues Harris was “not one bad apple” – rather, several officers with violent tendencies were protected by Chief Elliott’s tolerance of such behavior​
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    . Attorneys accuse Elliott of failing to train or discipline officers like Harris despite prior red flags​
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    . Chief Elliott did take swift action in the high-profile Harris case (firing the officer the day after video emerged), but the lawsuit contends this was too late and that Elliott’s inaction beforehand enabled the assault​
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    . Separately, Elliott and the city are also being sued over a March 2024 taser incident (Officer Kelemen’s case, below) for allegedly fostering an environment that tacitly approves excessive force​
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    . In short, while Elliott himself isn’t accused of personal brutality, he is facing legal scrutiny for departmental oversight failures and “culture” issues under his command.

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