Terence Caffey
Terence Caffey, a man from Little Rock, died in December 2021 after an incident at a movie theater where officers physically restrained him. He was then placed in a Pulaski County Sheriff's Office patrol car and was found unresponsive before dying at a hospital. The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory's chief medical examiner classified the death as a homicide, citing a sickle cell trait-related sickling crisis during exertion, struggle and restraint. In September 2022 the Pulaski County prosecutor declined to file charges, and the family pressed for the body camera and surveillance footage to be released.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). The Arkansas Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from a sickle cell trait-related sickling crisis during exertion, struggle and restraint, and the family pressed for the body camera and surveillance footage to be released.
Reported by: Chief Medical Examiner at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (medical examiner or coroner); Pulaski County Prosecutor.