Matthew Quentin Tatum
Name: Matthew Quentin Tatum
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/03/2012
Location: I-10 E near mile post 12
Vinton, Louisiana, 70668
County: Calcasieu
Agency: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, Lake Charles Police Department, Westlake Police Department, DeQuincy Police Department, Vinton Police Department, Iowa Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Matthew Tatum died when he reportedly ran, while handcuffed, into the path of an 18-wheeler while avoiding arrest after marijuana was found by drug task force members who'd initially pulled Tatum over for failure to signal. At around 8 a.m., members of the Calcasieu Combined Anti-drug Task Force stopped Tatum for not signaling when changing lanes on I-10 E. Officials said a search of the vehicle revealed about four pounds of marijuana in luggage inside the vehicle, so the officers arrested and handcuffing Tatum. According to police, Tatum then bolted into the path of an 18-wheeler and was killed.
Unique ID: 11877
News article: Link
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