Paul C. Chester

How they died

Deadly force

Police had pursued a Pauls Valley burglary suspect on the county roads around Elmore City and Anitoch before the suspect ended his pursuit by crashing the Hummer he was driving. Chester exited the Hummer with a box cutter knife in his hand and began to flee from four officers into a field. After attempting twice to stop Chester with taser guns, Chester turned and ran toward Maysville Police Officer Steve Huffman with the box cutter knife in an offensive position. He was shot and killed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Paul C. Chester, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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