<p>A Yell County, Arkansas, sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Thursday morning during a traffic stop in Dardanelle. Police escorted the body of Lt Kevin Mainhart to the state crime lab in Little Rock for an autopsy.</p><p>Mainhart initiated the traffic stop of a vehicle he believed was connected to a disturbance call. The suspect fled to a house, where he held a hostage in a stand-off with police until mid-afternoon, local media reported</a>. The bodies of two women were also found at that location.</p><p>The suspect, James Bowden, was arrested and is expected to be charged in the three deaths. The hostage was released unharmed.</p><br />
