CLARKSVILLE (KFSM) -- The trial for Fred Kauffeld, who is accused of shooting and killing Johnson County Reserve Deputy Sonny Smith, began Tuesday (May 24) … Deputy Smith selflessly gave his life on May 15, 2015 while attempting to apprehend a burglary suspect. It is with deep sorrow that I inform you of the lost of our brother Johnson County Sheriff's Deputy Sonny Smith. Age: 42; Tour: 11 years; End of Watch: May 15, 2015; Chair Delivery: February 5, 2019 Clarksville, Arkansas 72830, Administrative Office Hours:
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As deputies searched the area, reserve deputy Sonny Smith confronted an individual identified as Fred Kauffeld who allegedly shot Smith. 50% of proceeds will be donated to the Deputy Sonny Smith Memorial Foundation for scholarships and 50% will be donated to the Shop With A Cop program to help provide Christmas gifts for area children. I know that there is power in prayer. Fellow officers from Russellville and Clarksville police departments were also at the ceremony to show their support for Smith's wife and children. Sonny Smith, a 42-year-old reserve deputy with the Johnson County sheriff's office, was pursuing a burglary suspect when he was fatally shot May 15. According to a press release shared with THV11, 42-year-old Sonny Smith was an 11-year veteran of the Johnson County Sheriff's Department and a nuclear security officer at Arkansas Nuclear One for six years. 50% of proceeds will be donated to the Deputy Sonny Smith Memorial Foundation for scholarships and 50% will be donated to the Shop With A Cop program to help provide Christmas gifts for area children. Students were asked to wear ribbons in honor of Deputy Smith. (479) 754-2200
Fred Kauffeld was reportedly taken into custody after the shooting. Reserve deputy Sonny Smith%2C 42%2C was killed while responding to a burglary%2C according to ASP. KFSM-TV reports Fred Kaufield, the … Fred Kauffeld was reportedly taken into custody after the shooting. Tournaments will begin on Monday April 13th, 2020 and will continue every Monday evening until August 31st, 2020, Location: Spadra Boat Dock (East Ramp) in Clarksville, Weigh-in time will be at announced at take off (Will vary with daylight), The number of paid places will be determined on the number of boats, Boats must have functional live well with aeration system or a makeshift system to preserve fish, Tournament director reserves the right to cancel or delay tournament due to weather conditions or high water. State Police said that at around 1 a.m. Friday, the sheriff's department received a call about a suspected burglar in the area of County Road 1723. — A northwest Arkansas deputy was killed Friday. Deputy Smith was not only our brother but he was the husband and father of four children of which sadly left behind. All press releases in reference to the death of Reserve Deputy Sonny Smith was handled by the Arkansas State Police. Smith… CLARKSVILLE, Ark. Johnson Country Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office wants to thank all agencies, the community, and others from all over that has contacted us wanting to offer your help or to just let us know your praying for us.