Joel R. Weldon, 43, from Sparkman, Arkansas, on 7 March 2021

March 7, 2021 | Sparkman, Arkansas

Joel R. Weldon, 43, from Sparkman, Arkansas, on 7 March 2021

Victim Info

NameJoel R. Weldon
RaceWhite/European American
Age43
GenderMale

Details

Two Dallas County Sheriff's deputies were on patrol and attempted to pull over Weldon. Weldon allegedly fled and deputies began chasing him. Weldon allegedly stopped and began shooting at deputies, and one deputy began firing back. The chase then continued until Weldon stopped again. Deputies ordered Weldon to show his hands and Weldon allegedly did not comply. A deputy shot into Weldon's vehicle, killing Weldon.

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Additional Evidence

Victim NameJoel R. Weldon
Victim Age43
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceWhite
Address Of IncidentDallas 232 and Dallas 235
CitySparkman
StateAR
Zipcode71763
CountyDallas
Agency Responsible For DeathDallas County Sheriff's Department
Ori Agency IdentifierAR0200000
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weapongun
Alleged Threat Levelattack
Fleeingcar
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6692
Off Duty Killing
GeographyRural
Image Of Victimhttps://fatalencounters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Joel-Weldon.jpeg
Encounter TypeTraffic violation
Initial Reported Reasontraffic stop

Source

Source ID: 8803 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Joel R. Weldon, 43, from Sparkman, Arkansas - shot on 7 March 2021

BEACON Data

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 9cc7b4e015e209c5d6295457b4ef867b48e817f0779e9f52d6700e246c272942

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 9cc7b4e015e209c5d6295457b4ef867b48e817f0779e9f52d6700e246c272942

Dynamically generated hash: 9cc7b4e015e209c5d6295457b4ef867b48e817f0779e9f52d6700e246c272942

Hashes Match?

YES

How is the comparison calculated?

The hash stored in the database is used as the identifier for this report, and can be seen in the URL. The hash from the Mainchain Tx is the hash sent to and stored on Mainchain. Finally, the "generated hash" is generated each time this page is loaded, using the same data used for the hash submitted to Mainchain.

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