Oklahoma Police Officer Dies in Arkansas Bar Fight
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This undated photo provided by Ardmore, Okla. police department shows police officer Elzie Cain, an Oklahoma police officer who was in Arkansas for sniper training was punched in the nose during a bar fight and later died at a hospital. (AP)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- An Oklahoma police officer who was in Arkansas for sniper training was punched in the nose during a bar fight and later died at a hospital.
Police say 25-year-old Elzie Cain got into a fight with 26-year-old Aaron Threlkeld at about 4 a.m. Sunday at the Electric Cowboy in Little Rock.
Cain hit his head on the floor and died at a hospital Sunday afternoon. Little Rock police spokesman Lt. Terry Hastings says Threlkeld was arrested for first-degree battery but said he expects the charge to be upgraded to first-degree murder.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities didn't know Monday whether Threlkeld had an attorney. He was released Sunday on $10,000 bond.
Cain was in the Little Rock area for training as part of his duty with the Oklahoma National Guard.