Jones v. City of Imboden

John E. Jennings, Judge.

Jimmy Jones was employed by the City of Imboden, Arkansas, as city marshal from 1965 until the first week of July 1989. Mr. Bob Taylor also lived in Imboden and Jones had known Taylor and his family for many years.

On several occasions during 1988 and 1989, Mr. Taylor created disturbances and Jones, as city marshal, had to physically restrain him and take him to a mental hospital. Taylor threatened to kill Jones on each occasion.

On the evening of August 11, 1989, some thirty days after Jones had resigned as city marshal, Taylor appeared outside his bedroom window again…