Little Rock Police Department forced to produce file on two former cops. That file shows LRPD refused to act on information about the mental state of one of the cops.
Former LRPD cops Desidario Pullie and Jakari Lott-Henderson |
On May 8th we broke the story about the Scott Administration LRPD attempting to cover up a domestic violence incident involving two of their cops. LRPD administration allowed the pair to resign to prevent investigative records be available to the public. You can read that story by clicking here.
The two were involved in a tumultuous relationship that erupted in violence on October 10, 2023. Both claimed they had been assaulted and Pullie destroyed the windshield on Lott-Henderson's vehicle. Pullie also told Lott-Henderson he would kill her then himself.
The Scott Administration refused to release internal investigation records as the investigation did not result in termination. Both were suspended - "relieved of duty" - prior to the commencement of the internal investigation and therefore the records were exempt from release under the AFOIA, or so the Scott Administration thought.
Records we obtained from the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training that they had received from LRPD were key in forcing LRPD to provide information they did not want the public to have
One document referred to an internal investigation file. LRPD was using that record to have Pullie's decertified as a law enforcement officer. It referenced that file being forwarded to the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney.
We used that information to force LRPD to release records they did not want made public.
That file revealed that LRPD refused to act on allegations an attorney for Lott-Henderson made about Pullie's mental state.
Why did LRPD not act on this information to protect Lott-Henderson, Pullie and the public?LRPD should have acted upon this information and sought a civil commitment for Pullie for evaluation and treatment.
This is the information that the Scott Administration did not want the public to know. That LRPD has armed cops that are mentally unstable and pose a danger to themselves and others. There are others with similar issues on patrol right now.
This is why cops should have mandatory yearly psychological evaluations for fitness and mandatory evaluations when incident like this occur.
The $10k signing bonus the Scott Administration gives police recruits draws desperate, unqualified individuals to become cops like a pile of shit draws files.
Desidario Pullie |
Jakari Lott-Henderson |