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Arkansas man was arrested after failing to comply with a police officer now says he didn’t comply because he believed he would’ve be killed.

The incident started in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas at a closed convenience store. Ed Truitt went to the closed establishment to meet up with family before heading back to Jonesboro, Arkansas, over the past weekend. Truitt told WREG, he was parked at the store a little passed 3 a.m. on May 26th. However, his Facebook Live stream of the encounter showed the incident began around 11:50 p.m. Saturday night.

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“As we were leaving out, a car jumped in front of me, so I hit my brakes to let them go by,” Truitt told the news outlet.

Truitt claims he was attempting to leave the parking lot but officers came to the lot and demanded everyone clear the area while they blocked him in. The incident escalated once an officer approached Truitt that’s when Truitt’s stream picks up.

“I started rolling because he jumped out with his gun,” Truitt told the local news. “Shut the car off!” the unidentified officer shouted in the video as he shined a bright flashlight into the vehicle.

“No, my hand’s in the air. My hand’s in the air.” Truitt said. “Shoot me. … My hand’s in the air. … I ain’t moving my hands. He trying to shoot me.”

“He was like, ‘That’s a failure to comply,’ but if I woulda complied, I woulda got killed,” Truitt said explaining why he didn’t listen to the officer’s demands. During the encounter Truitt acknowledged he does have gun but it was not in reach.

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The officer pushed Truitt’s hands back against the car as he remained inside the vehicle. The officer put handcuffs around Truitt’s wrist. The officer reaches through the open window and unlocks the car from the inside. Then forced Truitt out of the car and that’s when Truitt drops his phone.

“Get out the f–king car!” the officer said. “Get out the car! Turn over!”

Truitt is then heard saying the gun was his and is registered.

“What I did saved my life,” he told the news station. “That’s why I’m here talking to y’all. If not, y’all would be covering a story about how I got shot.”

Truitt was arrested for loitering and disregarding an official order. Helena-West Helena Police are now reviewing body camera footage and collecting statements from the police involved.

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