Post by Logan on Feb 15, 2016 22:53:52 GMT -6
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Police charged a 19-year-old man on Monday in the weekend shooting of a Clarksdale police officer.
Assistant Clarksdale Police Chief Robbie Linley said Johnny Robinson Jr. was charged with attempted murder and one count of armed robbery in the shooting of Cpl. Derrick Couch.
The officer remained in critical condition in a Memphis hospital. Clarksdale Mayor Bill Luckett and other officials visited Couch there Monday. Luckett said Couch remains sedated and unconscious in an intensive care unit, after being shot in the face Saturday. Luckett has said the bullet is lodged in his brain. Family members told WHBQ-TV Monday that Couch underwent surgery to reattach his eye.
"He's sedated and resting quietly. That's the best I can describe it," Luckett said. "We're just keeping our fingers crossed, hoping for the best."
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Assistant Clarksdale Police Chief Robbie Linley said Johnny Robinson Jr. was charged with attempted murder and one count of armed robbery in the shooting of Cpl. Derrick Couch.
The officer remained in critical condition in a Memphis hospital. Clarksdale Mayor Bill Luckett and other officials visited Couch there Monday. Luckett said Couch remains sedated and unconscious in an intensive care unit, after being shot in the face Saturday. Luckett has said the bullet is lodged in his brain. Family members told WHBQ-TV Monday that Couch underwent surgery to reattach his eye.
"He's sedated and resting quietly. That's the best I can describe it," Luckett said. "We're just keeping our fingers crossed, hoping for the best."
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