FORT SMITH - The man who allegedly tried to kill a Fort Smith cop has been brought back to face an attempted capital murder charge. The suspect was sullen and shielded his face from members of the media, as he was walked from the p.d. to the jail.
"What do you want to say to him?" 5NEWS Jared Broyles asked.
25-year-old Tristan Honey had nothing to say to the officer he's accused of trying to kill. The suspect covered his face as soon as he saw the cameras. He never took them away during the short walk across the parking lot from the police department to the detention center. Four Fort Smith officers flew to Tucumcari, New Mexico Wednesday morning.
"He arrived back at the Fort Smith Police Department and 11:30 today," Sgt. Levi Risley said.
Police say there was no problem during transport Honey was flown back on a private plane and spent hours at the p.d. being interviewed, photographed, and fingerprinted. Two officers flew with Honey, while the other two will bring the suspect's truck back. Honey allegedly shot veteran officer Barney Parsons during a traffic stop early Sunday morning.
A recording of Parsons radio transmission reveals the officer's resolve to survive. There is urgency in his voice as he calmly calls for help, saying: "Station, shots fired...I need help...I've been shot...I'm on Cliff Drive...I've been hit." Parsons was shot four times; one to the chest was stopped by his bulletproof vest.
"He'll be taken over to the jail and go through the regular booking process and then he will have an arraignment hearing,"
That hearing is set for next Wednesday morning at 8:30 before Judge Mike Fitzhugh. It will take place via video link from the Sebastian County Detention Center. Parsons was released from the hospital Tuesday and is recovering at home. Honey turned himself in late Sunday to officers at a weigh station in San Jon, New Mexico.
Meanwhile, day to day duties haven't stopped at the Fort Smith P.D., but Parsons' friends and colleagues still have questions they want answered.
"Well, everybody asking if he's here what he's been saying why he did it," Risley told members of the media. "At the end of the investigation hopefully we'll know why he did it." Charges were filed over the weekend in district court, but D.A. Dan Shue says they were re-filed in circuit court today. Honey is being held on a one million dollar bond. If he cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for him during his first court appearance.
"What do you want to say to him?" 5NEWS Jared Broyles asked.
25-year-old Tristan Honey had nothing to say to the officer he's accused of trying to kill. The suspect covered his face as soon as he saw the cameras. He never took them away during the short walk across the parking lot from the police department to the detention center. Four Fort Smith officers flew to Tucumcari, New Mexico Wednesday morning.
"He arrived back at the Fort Smith Police Department and 11:30 today," Sgt. Levi Risley said.
Police say there was no problem during transport Honey was flown back on a private plane and spent hours at the p.d. being interviewed, photographed, and fingerprinted. Two officers flew with Honey, while the other two will bring the suspect's truck back. Honey allegedly shot veteran officer Barney Parsons during a traffic stop early Sunday morning.
A recording of Parsons radio transmission reveals the officer's resolve to survive. There is urgency in his voice as he calmly calls for help, saying: "Station, shots fired...I need help...I've been shot...I'm on Cliff Drive...I've been hit." Parsons was shot four times; one to the chest was stopped by his bulletproof vest.
"He'll be taken over to the jail and go through the regular booking process and then he will have an arraignment hearing,"
That hearing is set for next Wednesday morning at 8:30 before Judge Mike Fitzhugh. It will take place via video link from the Sebastian County Detention Center. Parsons was released from the hospital Tuesday and is recovering at home. Honey turned himself in late Sunday to officers at a weigh station in San Jon, New Mexico.
Meanwhile, day to day duties haven't stopped at the Fort Smith P.D., but Parsons' friends and colleagues still have questions they want answered.
"Well, everybody asking if he's here what he's been saying why he did it," Risley told members of the media. "At the end of the investigation hopefully we'll know why he did it." Charges were filed over the weekend in district court, but D.A. Dan Shue says they were re-filed in circuit court today. Honey is being held on a one million dollar bond. If he cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for him during his first court appearance.
