Posted on 10/21/2006 8:06:45 PM PDT by somniferum
OXFORD, Miss.-A University of Mississippi police officer was killed early Saturday morning while conducting a traffic stop near the university campus.
Officer Robert Langley, 30, had stopped a vehicle for speeding when the driver suddenly pulled away, dragging him approximately 200 yards. Langley suffered severe head injuries and was taken by helicopter to the Medical Center in Memphis where he was pronounced dead.
Within 30 minutes of the incident, Oxford Police detained 20-year-old Daniel Cummings, a second-year UM student from Germantown, Tenn. Cummings has been charged with capital murder of police officer and is being held in the Lafayette County Detention Center.
A four-year veteran of the University Police Department, Langley had returned in April from serving with the National Guard in Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife Lisa, two sons and two stepdaughters.
"There are no words to describe the heartache we feel. This is a tragedy for so many people in so many ways, and our hearts are grieving for Officer Langley's family," said Chancellor Robert Khayat. "He served his country when it needed him and, like police officers everywhere, he was dedicated to making our communities safe. This is a tragic event for us all."
The incident is the first death in the line of duty for a University of Mississippi police officer, said UPD Chief Jeffrey VanSlyke.
"We are a small department and something like this hits everyone very hard," said VanSlyke. "Every law enforcement officer knows the potential danger every time they go to work. Robert Langley was a devoted father, a respected police officer. He was our brother."
Don't trust what you here in the media. It came out in the bond hearing that Mr. Cummings did not drag the police officer to his death. The officer ran along side Mr. Cummings truck and then jumped in the window and struggled with mr. Cummings. When his truck jurked to the right is when the officer fell backwards, never being drug! This officer should have never acted like a cowboy and go against police proceedures. Now he is dead,not because of mr. Cummings!
There is no doubt that this officer is a hero. But he unfortunality acted like a cowboy that night. It came out in the bond hearing that the officer was never drug like the news said. The officer that witnessed what happened said her partner ran along side Mr. Cummings Truck and junped on the running rails on his truck and leaned in the widow and started struggling with Mr. Cummings. When the truck jerked in one direction the officer went the other falling to his death never being drug! This guy went against police proceedures and is now dead by his own doings. He should have followed his training! He would be alive today! They already had Mr. Cummings drivers license in hand! They knew he couldn't go far!!!!
Ole Miss-related violence.
Yes we can. Ole Miss fratboys have a sense of entitlement that thinks they are above things like “rules” and “laws” (after all, those are made for the “little folks”).
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