I don't know if ya'll heard about this or not. I was letting everything sort of settle down before I sent it out. At approximately 0200 hours on 10-21-06 Officer Robert Langley, K-9 Officer with the University Police Department here at Ole Miss lost his life during a traffic stop. It was reported that the vehicle was driven by 20 year old Daniel Cummings, a second year freshmen at the University Of Mississippi. Officer Langley was dragged approximately 200 yards down West Jackson Avenue before he fell to the pavement. Mr Cummings did not stop. He was apprehended without incident a short time later and has been charged with capitol murder and the case is under intense investigation at this time. Officer Langley had returned fron 14 months in Afganistan in April 06. He leaves a wife, four young children, and Truus, his K-9 partner. There has been a tremendous outpouring of support for Ms Langley and the children from the University, students, and the community. The Dailey Mississippian, the paper at Ole Miss, stated that on Saturday at the Ole Miss/Auburn game here students passed buckets to collect donations and were able to get over $114,000. I work for the Lafayette Sheriff Department here and was working that night and was at the E.R. when Officer Langley was air lifted to the Trauma Center in Memphis. He was pronounced dead at approximately 1000 hours. This was a real shock and effected the whole community. I'd appreciate it if you could add a quick line in your prayers for the Langleys.
