New details in the Chavis Carter case continue to trickle out, but they shed little light on what really happened in the back of that police car. Chavis had his whole life ahead of him. Why would he shoot himself after getting busted for a relatively small amount of marijuana? He even called his girlfriend before he was put into the police car to let her know he was on his way to jail.
The FBI is assisting in the investigation of the shocking death of the 21-year-old man. At first glance, the death stinks of a police cover-up, but officials claim a dashcam and eye-witness accounts support the officers' story that Chavis shot himself. That is still a hard pill to swallow, but now police are offering up a little more reason why Chavis would have been compelled to take his own life.
According to new information, the gun Chavis was reportedly killed with was a stolen, .380 cobra semi-automatic. The gun was reported stolen by a Jonesboro resident. That is a good-size gun to miss on a pat-down, twice. It is also a fairly heavy gun for a person to use with their non-dominant hand while handcuffed. Was Chavis worried about the ramifications of possessing a stolen weapon?
Jonesboro police say they recovered the gun and the expended shell in the backseat. Both items were sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab. While that is probably standard protocol, it would have been a better idea to send it to a lab not directly associated with the state.
Tensions are already running high, and it will be difficult for people to believe anything that comes out of an Arkansas lab. The FBI's involvement will hopefully insure a thorough, unbiased investigation is conducted. Chavis Carter's family deserves the truth, no matter how ugly it is.
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