Cpl. Bart Veal

Public Information Officer

903-798-3187 (office) 903-798-2368 (pager)

903-824-4199 (cell) 903-798-3023 (fax)

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Re: Four Sates Fair Activity 09/24/04

Texarkana Arkansas Officers arrested nine juveniles and one adult Saturday night at the Four States Fair in separate fights that occurred between the hours of midnight and one am. One officer, Detective Bobby Furr, was injured after a 15 year-old black male of Texarkana Texas assaulted him. The juvenile who had been fighting was running away from one officer when he ran into Officer Furr. Officer Furr grabbed the youth and held his arms down while the youth struggled. The young man then “head butted” Officer Furr causing a laceration above Furr’s right eye for which he receive medical attention. The youth was charged with felony Battery 2nd, Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Conduct.

Due to the number of incidents the fair was shut down a little after one am Sunday morning. It is not believed that all of the fights are associated.

Thank you and you can visit the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department online at http://www.txkusa.org/arkpolice.