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Dewayne Chatt
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Gender
Male
Age
39 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
04/24/2008
Location
1414 E Broadway St West Memphis AR 72301 Crittenden
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Dewayne Chatt died after being tasered three times by police. He was unarmed during the incident. He collapsed in a cell and died immediately. Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.
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Alleged Responsible Party
West Memphis Police Department
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