Police chief arrests man, is fatally shot
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The police chief of Clay City was fatally shot after he cuffed a suspect’s hands in the front instead of the back, authorities said.
In most circumstances, officers cuff in the back to restrict mobility. But cuffing in the front was a practice that Chief Randy Lacy, 55, often used when arresting people he knew, said Greg Adams, a Powell County sheriff’s deputy. The suspect, Jamie Barnett, 37, who had been stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence, has a long criminal history, records showed.
Lacy kept an extra weapon in his cruiser between the front seat and the console, Adams said.
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