##  [Citizen Report No. 1664994136 - 389748850](/citizen-report-no-1664994136-389748850) 

  [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/2022-10/Travis%20Adams.PNG?itok=n6LSFQWZ)](/individual/travis-%20adams)Travis Adams

 









 

 



 

 

**[Adair County Sheriff's Office](/oklahoma/adair-county-sheriffs-office)**



 











 

 



 

 

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## Date of Offense

September 3, 2022





 

 



 

 

## Offense(s)

[Lethal Force](/duty/lethal-force)





 

 



 

 

 







 

 

## Supporting Document(s)

 [News 5 Video](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Tab-Off-duty%20Adair%20Co.%20deputy%20shoots%20man%20in%20Washington%20County%20_%205newsonline.com_.mp4 "Tab-Off-duty Adair Co. deputy shoots man in Washington County _ 5newsonline.com_.mp4")

 [News 5 Article](/sites/default/files/2022-10/5newsonline.com-Sheriff%20Off-duty%20Oklahoma%20deputy%20shoots%20man%20in%20Washington%20County.pdf "5newsonline.com-Sheriff Off-duty Oklahoma deputy shoots man in Washington County.pdf")

 

 

 

## Statement

CLEET # 0164441 TYPE: Reserve Peace Officer STATUS: Active Effective: 07/29/2021

Per Channel 5 News:  
According to Sheriff Tim Helder with the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO)\[Arkansas\], just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, deputies responded to a shooting on Pleasant Hill Road in the rural Lincoln area. After they arrived, deputies say they found one man who was shot twice in the abdomen by Travis Adams, an **off-duty** Adair County, Oklahoma deputy, according to WCSO. The man's family identified him as Justin Hellyer. Hellyer was taken to Washington Regional Medical Center where his family says he is in critical condition.



 

 

 

 





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