A Sallisaw officer stopped a car in a parking lot, and the driver began assaulting the officer, police said. A second officer arrived, and Jonathan Atchley assaulted the second officer. The first officer then shot and killed Atchley.
Victim's Name: Jonathan Duane Atchley
Agency Responsible: Sallisaw Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: White
Date of Death: January 22, 2018
County: Sequoyah
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3335
Geography: Rural