Body Digital camera Video Reveals Virginia Deputies Slammed 77-12 months-Old Man Into Truck, Tackled Him – NBC4 Washington

Newly launched body digital camera video reveals deputies in Warren County, Virginia, slammed a 77-year-old man right into a pickup truck and tackled him to the ground. He died 13 days later.

The Warren County Sheriff's Office originally mentioned 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 speeding, authorities mentioned.

The sheriff's office said Ennis had non-life threatening accidents after the fall.

Nonetheless, body digicam video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was on the scene shows a Warren County deputy run towards Ennis, who seemed to be stumbling around. The deputy then grabs Ennis and slams him face-forward into the back of Ennis' red pickup truck, which had a camper high connected. Then, he and another deputy appear to deal with Ennis to the bottom.

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

Through the deal with, Ennis and the deputies seem to journey over the truck's trailer hitch.

The Entrance Royal officer could be heard saying in the physique digital camera video, "That was … unjust and … un[expletive] known as for."

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

She said the physique camera video showed a different state of affairs than what the sheriff's office had previously instructed her.

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

Linda Ennis stated her late husband had recently begun scuffling with dementia and was the topic of a Silver Alert in mid-March.

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler instructed News4 he stands by the initial assertion his office released.

The Entrance Royal officer's report mentioned, nonetheless, the deputy "jerked the male around" and "slammed the male into the camper top face first."

"It was manner overkill. Just - none of that was essential," Linda Ennis stated.

The health worker has not released Ennis' reason for dying.

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

Ennis followed commands to get out of the truck, however then refused orders to drop his keys and put his fingers behind his again, the sheriff's office stated.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.