Arkansas Police Officer Arrested For False Claim Of Being Shot

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An England police officer who said he exchanged gunfire with a suspect last month has been arrested on a charge of filing a false police report and fired from his position. David Houser, 50, was taken into custody by Arkansas State Police on Tuesday after turning himself in, police said. On Monday, during an interview with Arkansas State Police, Houser admitted that the gunshot was self-inflicted and that he had placed spent ammunition rounds on the roadway to fake the crime scene

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