Johnny Anthony Hooper

Less-than-lethal force

Hooper drove through a traffic stop. Fisher County deputies pursued him into Jones County. Hooper crashed, stepped out of his other and resisted arrest for possession of a controlled substance. Deputies tasered and arrested Hooper. Hooper said that he had a drug problem. He was asked if he had taken drugs that day. Hooper said that he had not, but died hours later of what was characterized as a drug overdose.