PINE BLUFF, Ark. — On May 3, the Pine Bluff Police Department responded to the intersection of 24th Ave. and Olive St. in reference to a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle.
Upon arrival, officers located a male lying in the northbound lanes of Olive St. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to witnesses, a red truck struck the man without stopping and continued driving north.
Officials utilized the FLOCK camera system that the department has throughout the city to locate the vehicle and driver.
The driver was identified as 61-year-old Farrel Cousin of Pine Bluff. He was taken into custody and booked into the Jefferson County jail for second-degree murder.
The identity of the victim has not been released pending the notification of next of kin.
This marked the 7th homicide in Pine Bluff of 2023.