Walter Ellison Jr.
Name: Walter Ellison Jr.
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 08/02/2010
Location: I-10
Port Allen, Louisiana, 70767
County: West Baton Rouge
Agency: West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Walter Ellison Jr. was killed when he was hit by a vehicle as he fled from deputies on foot while handcuffed. Deputies had stopped a semi truck in which Ellison was a passenger for a traffic violation. Deputies conducted a free air K-9 sniff of the vehicle, which resulted in a positive alert to the presence of a narcotics odor. Deputies allegedly found a large amount of US currency in the truck, which they believed to be packaged in a manner consistent with illegal currency, derived from, or used to facilitate narcotics transactions. Ellison was detained and placed in handcuffs before he reportedly ran from the westbound shoulder into the oncoming path of a pickup truck. Ellison was pronounced dead at the scene.
Unique ID: 9357
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