Newly appointed Arkansas police chief resigns after slapping man in wheelchair in viral video
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Newly appointed Arkansas police chief resigns after slapping man in wheelchair in viral video”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Arkansas police chief Robert Ephlin's resignation or the viral video incident.
“Osceola Police Chief Robert Ephlin handed over his letter of resignation to Mayor Joe Harris Jr. on Wednesday”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Robert Ephlin submitting a resignation letter to Mayor Joe Harris Jr.
“Viral footage showed Ephlin standing over Danarius Williams after police were called to the Hyatt Apartments in Osceola following reports that Williams’ son and wife had been threatened by an armed individual”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the viral video showing Ephlin interacting with Danarius Williams at the Hyatt Apartments.
“Williams admitted that he told the former chief to 'get your F–king hands off me, get your finger up out of my face'”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Danarius Williams' admission about telling Ephlin to 'get your hands off me'.
“I didn’t touch him. I didn’t hit him”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Robert Ephlin's statement that he did not touch or hit Danarius Williams.
“The footage then shows Ephlin warning Williams before a slap is heard, causing Williams’ head to jerk to the side as onlookers react in anger. Seconds later, Ephlin allegedly placed Williams in a headlock as bystanders screamed for him to stop”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the viral video showing Ephlin slapping Williams and placing him in a headlock.
“He smacked me, he smacked the hell out of me, and then choked me. You came behind me in a chair. I’m a paraplegic, can’t feel anything, can’t do anything from the belly button down”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Danarius Williams' claims about being slapped, choked, or his paraplegic condition.
“Williams told Fox 13 Memphis he was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim that Williams was treated for minor injuries at the hospital.
“In his resignation letter on Monday, Ephlin... said it was an 'honor' to lead the department, but that stepping down was the 'best thing for me and my family'”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the content of Ephlin's resignation letter.
“Mayor Harris Jr. expressed his fury when he first saw the footage of the viral incident”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Mayor Joe Harris Jr.'s reaction to the viral footage.
“While Harris made clear he does not condone Ephlin’s actions, he insisted the behavior captured on video does not reflect the man he knows personally”
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“The Mayor said in Ephlin’s short time serving the community, he made a real difference”
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“In the wake of Ephlin’s resignation, Harris appointed Wells Scaggs as interim Chief of Police and called for an independent review of the incident by an outside agency”
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