Body Digital camera Video Reveals Virginia Deputies Slammed 77-Yr-Old Man Into Truck, Tackled Him – NBC4 Washington

Newly released physique digicam video reveals deputies in Warren County, Virginia, slammed a 77-year-old man into a pickup truck and tackled him to the bottom. He died 13 days later.

The Warren County Sheriff's Workplace initially stated Ralph Ennis had fallen over the trailer hitch of his truck and hit his head in the course of the arrest on April 2 outside a 7-Eleven close to Entrance Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and dashing, authorities said.

The sheriff's workplace stated Ennis had non-life threatening injuries after the autumn.

However, body digicam video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was at the scene shows a Warren County deputy run towards Ennis, who seemed to be stumbling round. The deputy then grabs Ennis and slams him face-forward into the again of Ennis' pink pickup truck, which had a camper high attached. Then, he and another deputy appear to sort out Ennis to the ground.

"Get on the bottom!" one deputy is heard yelling.

Throughout the sort out, Ennis and the deputies seem to trip over the truck's trailer hitch.

The Entrance Royal officer will be heard saying within the physique digicam video, "That was … unjust and … un[expletive] known as for."

Medics took Ennis to a hospital. Ennis’ wife Linda Ennis mentioned doctors instructed her he had a brain bleed. He died on April 15.

She said the physique digicam video showed a special situation than what the sheriff's office had previously told her.

"It was very difficult to watch. I want that I hadn't watched it now," she stated.

Linda Ennis mentioned her late husband had recently begun struggling with dementia and was the subject of a Silver Alert in mid-March.

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler advised News4 he stands by the initial assertion his workplace released.

The Entrance Royal officer's report mentioned, however, the deputy "jerked the male round" and "slammed the male into the camper high face first."

"It was means overkill. Just - none of that was mandatory," Linda Ennis stated.

The health worker has not launched Ennis' explanation for dying.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned deputies started following Ralph Ennis that morning because he was going 63 in a 55 and driving erratically. The sheriff's office mentioned he didn’t come to cease until about 4 miles.

Ennis adopted instructions to get out of the truck, but then refused orders to drop his keys and put his fingers behind his back, the sheriff's office mentioned.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.