Antoine Ladeaux, Killed by State Patrol in Nebraska in 2016.

 This is Antoine Louis "Tone" LaDeaux:

Antoine was 32 years old when police pursued him on Highway 27 in Gordon, Nebraska, on October 2rd, 2016. He was allegedly drunk and driving erratically at the time. Police deployed a controversial chase-ending maneuver known as "Tactical Vehicle Intervention" which involves a police cruiser colliding with the speeding vehicle in the hopes it will put the vehicle into a safe spin-off. Antoine was killed during the maneuver. 

5 State Patrol officers were involved in the matter and all of them were fired. 20-year veteran Officer Tim Flick was considered primarily responsible and was later charged with lying under oath during a deposition, careless driving, and automobile homicide. Flick initially stated in deposition that they used Tactical Vehicle Intervention but later changed his story to say  they were unable to deploy the maneuver before Antoine crashed. The charges against Flick were dropped in 2018. May Antoine's memory be a blessing.

Tribal Information: Unknown

Sources:

Sandhill Express 2

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