Richard Sparks
Name: Richard Sparks
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 06/30/2017
Location: I-40
Cookeville, Tennessee, 38501
County: Putnam
Agency: Cookeville Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Police responded to a call about a man walking in the median of Interstate 40. When an officer made contact with Richard Sparks, Sparks reportedly became combative. A second officer arrived, and the two were able to place Sparks on the ground and get him into handcuffs. A short time later Sparks was dead.
Unique ID: 20871
News article: Link
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