JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER CANNON

Officer Rank: Asst Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 16-W: 27
Department: Plumerville, Arkansas, P.D.
End of Watch: June 19, 2009
Cause: SHOT
Age: 50
Years of Service: 27
Description: Assistant Chief Cannon was shot while making a traffic stop on US-64. Dispatch informed Assistant Chief Cannon that the vehicle he stopped was stolen, and back-up was dispatched from the Conway County (AR) Sheriff's Office. Assistant Chief Cannon was shot in the chest as he approached the stolen vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The suspect shooter and passenger were both arrested for capital murder.
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