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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Another Iraq Veteran with PTSD killed by police

Man shot after police pursuit identified
Army veteran from Newton killed

Shots were fired Monday night after a vehicle chase which ended outside the Hooters in Dothan.

By MATT ELOFSON
Published: June 14, 2011

Erin Hughes remembers Jason Arsenault as a sweet mannered young man who served his country onboard a Blackhawk helicopter with her husband.

Arsenault, 30, of Newton, died late Monday night after he was shot multiple times by police at the end of a vehicle pursuit on Ross Clark Circle. Deputy Houston County Coroner Ben Earnest said Arsenault died around 10:30 p.m. at Southeast Alabama Medical after he suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the torso area of his body.

Earnest said Arsenault wore his Army dress uniform, which included several ribbons on it, at the time of his death. According to his obituary, Arsenault served two tours in Iraq until he medically retired in 2008.

Erin Hughes said Arsenault served as a crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter while in Iraq with her husband, Henry Hughes. She said he earned three medals for his service in the Army in the Middle East, but that he also showed symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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Man shot after police pursuit identified

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for posting this. Jason was my brother's roommate in Iraq. My heart is breaking over the way he's beeing villainized in the media.

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  2. I am very sorry that this touches you personally. There are way too many stories out there and I've seen an increase in the last couple of years involving veterans and police. Please extend my sympathy to his family.

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