Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Kersha L. Arrington

Name: Kersha L. Arrington
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/16/2016
Location: 305 Malvern Avenue
Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71901
County: Garland
Agency: Hot Spring County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Dakota Avants, 22, of Pine Bluff, the car's diriver, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after two passengers in the vehicle, Kersha L. Arrington, 32, and Ashley Nicole Whittington, 30, both of Pine Bluff, died as the result of injuries sustained in a crash, which occurred after a highspeed pursuit that originated in Hot Spring County.
Unique ID: 19411

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