A former Arkansas state trooper has been officially decertified almost three years after he was involved in a controversial Lake Village traffic stop. At a decertification hearing Wednesday, Christian Walker Morphis said he arrested a woman for a crime she didn’t commit.
In 2023, Morphis said Amanda Prince pulled cocaine out of her pocket while detained in the back of his car. An internal investigation later proved the allegation was impossible. Prince was handcuffed, stationary and wearing tight pants. The investigation also found Morphis lied on official paperwork and did not follow pat-down procedures. Members of the Arkansas State Police Commission on Law Enforcement and Training (CLEST) voted unanimously Wednesday to decertify Morphis.
Prince was ultimately found not guilty, but lost her home and valuables waiting for trial. She said the case caused her emotional stress. She filed a civil rights complaint with the department in 2024…