{"id":420,"date":"2025-01-26T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacueta.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:00:07","slug":"officer-accidentally-shoots-driver-with-his-own-gun-during-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacueta.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/officer-accidentally-shoots-driver-with-his-own-gun-during-traffic-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Officer Accidentally Shoots Driver With His Own Gun During Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sacueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JSO-1024x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Police in Jacksonville, Florida pulled over a man for allegedly running a red light.<\/li>\n<li>Upon contact, they suspected he might have stolen the GMC SUV he was driving.<\/li>\n<li>While attempting to remove his firearm, an officer accidentally discharged the weapon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sometimes, routine traffic stops take a turn for the bizarre and occasionally, the downright dangerous. The Jacksonville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/police\/\">Sheriff&rsquo;s Office<\/a> didn&rsquo;t mince words, labeling an officer&rsquo;s actions as &ldquo;incompetence&rdquo; after an investigation revealed she unintentionally fired a shot into a driver&rsquo;s leg. While the victim, Jason Arrington, survived, the officer&rsquo;s career at the department did not.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The incident happened on December 13 when police reportedly saw Jason Arrington run a red light. Officer S. Lowry pulled him over and noticed that the steering column in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/gmc-yukon\/\">GMC Yukon<\/a> was badly damaged. &ldquo;This observation, coupled with Mr. Arrington&rsquo;s disclosure that he was armed with a firearm, was the reason Officer Lowry directed Mr. Arrington to exit his vehicle so that officers could secure his firearm,&rdquo; said the department in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/01\/police-handcuff-crying-11-year-old-schoolgirl-mistaken-for-kia-thief\/\">Police Handcuff Crying 11-Year-Old Schoolgirl Mistaken For Kia Thief<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Arrington cooperated fully with the officers but things went sideways once he was out of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/gmc\/\">GMC<\/a>. Officer M. Cardwell attempted to remove the firearm from Arrington&rsquo;s waist. The weapon, while securely holstered, was a bit too tight to remove easily. Evidently, as she tugged on the gun a second time, her fingers accidentally contacted the trigger and the firearm went off.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>The officers acted quickly, applying a tourniquet, locating the entry wound, and doing their best to control the bleeding until EMS arrived. While Arrington&rsquo;s injuries were treated, the fallout from the incident was just beginning. Once the details began to emerge from the situation, internal affairs began an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>It came to the conclusion that Officer Cardwell was guilty of incompetence leading to her dismissal from the department. In the wake of the incident, the Jacksonville Sheriff&rsquo;s Office also implemented a new policy: officers will no longer remove firearms from individuals who are lawfully carrying unless that person poses an &ldquo;articulable suspicion.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Arrington, meanwhile, isn&rsquo;t letting the matter rest. He&rsquo;s filed a lawsuit against the department, adding legal complications to an already messy situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image Credit: JSO<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Jacksonville, Florida pulled over a man for allegedly running a red light. 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