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  • Felony Stop Leaves Family Traumatized

    01/03/2003 4:20:59 PM PST · by Copernicus · 303 replies · 913+ views
    Herald-Citizen ^ | 01/02/03 | Mary Jo Denton
    'Felony stop' leaves family traumatized Mary Jo Denton Herald-Citizen Staff It was the most traumatic experience the Smoak family of North Carolina has ever had, and it happened yesterday afternoon as they traveled through Cookeville on their way home from a vacation in Nashville. Before their ordeal was over, three members of the family had been yanked out of their car and handcuffed on the side of Interstate 40 in downtown Cookeville, and their beloved dog, Patton, had been shot to death by a police officer as they watched. **************************** About that time, he heard the officer broadcast orders over...