MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. – A Stone County, Ark., sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant, and a suspect is in custody, Arkansas State Police said Wednesday.
State police said Stone County Deputy Justin Smith was shot Tuesday afternoon at a home about 5 miles north of Mountain View while trying to serve Clinton Hefton with a misdemeanor terroristic threatening warrant.
State police, which is investigating the shooting, said early evidence indicates that Hefton, 52, resisted arrest and shot at Smith. The deputy was found fatally shot by officers who responded to reports of shots fired.
Officers later took Hefton into custody at the home after a brief standoff, state police said. Hefton is being held at the Cleburne County jail with charges pending.
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