From [HERE] Police in Jonesboro, Ark., have drawn scrutiny after a suspect handcuffed in a police car apparently managed to shoot himself in the head. Jonesboro police stopped Chavis Carter, 21, of Southaven, Miss., on July 28 while he was riding with several other people in Jonesboro, about 130 miles northeast of Little Rock. Carter was held on an outstanding warrant, frisked, found in possession of a small amount of marijuana, placed in a patrol car and handcuffed, according to police reports. A short time later, officers noticed Carter slumped in the backseat of the cruiser, covered in blood, according to an autopsy report released Monday. The report found Carter had managed to conceal a handgun, which he used to shoot himself in the right side of the head. He later died at a hospital, and the report listed his death as a suicide.

"Apparently he produced a weapon, and despite being handcuffed, shot himself in the head," the report said. The death was still under review by local prosecutors and police Monday. Jonesboro police released a video reenactment showing how Carter could have shot himself in the head with his hands cuffed behind his back.

Dr. Stephen Erickson, a forensic pathologist from the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (a pseudo scientist for the Government), signed off on the autopsy report and told the Los Angeles Times that the police department’s video reenactment makes sense.

“Of course, when we got the case, that was our first question — could he do this with his hands behind his back?” Erickson said. “The police department answered all those questions in their investigation.” Erickson said the gunshot, which he was told came from a .380, wounded Carter on the right side of the head near his ear, exiting the left side, and could have been fired by Carter twisting his hands around behind him.

“Getting your left hand over far enough would be difficult, but your right hand is attached to it, so you get a little more flexibility,” Erickson said. “The human body is very flexible, very plastic.” (what's next, straight jacket cuffs? Perhaps he levitated or used magic? What will the prosecutors and jurors look like? Expect racism -bw).