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

Newly released physique digicam 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 initially mentioned Ralph Ennis had fallen over the trailer hitch of his truck and hit his head during the arrest on April 2 exterior a 7-Eleven close to Front Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and speeding, authorities said.

The sheriff's office said Ennis had non-life threatening injuries after the autumn.

Nonetheless, body digicam video from a Front Royal police officer who was on the scene exhibits a Warren County deputy run toward Ennis, who seemed to be stumbling around. The deputy then grabs Ennis and slams him face-forward into the back of Ennis' purple pickup truck, which had a camper prime hooked up. Then, he and one other deputy appear to deal with Ennis to the ground.

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

Throughout the tackle, Ennis and the deputies appear to trip over the truck's trailer hitch.

The Front Royal officer could be heard saying in the body digital camera video, "That was … unjust and … un[expletive] referred to as for."

Medics took Ennis to a hospital. Ennis’ spouse Linda Ennis stated docs informed her he had a brain bleed. He died on April 15.

She stated the body digicam video showed a special situation than what the sheriff's office had previously instructed her.

"It was very troublesome to observe. I wish that I hadn't watched it now," she mentioned.

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

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

The Front Royal officer's report stated, however, the deputy "jerked the male around" and "slammed the male into the camper top face first."

"It was approach overkill. Just - none of that was obligatory," Linda Ennis said.

The health worker has not launched Ennis' cause of dying.

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

Ennis followed instructions to get out of the truck, but then refused orders to drop his keys and put his hands behind his again, the sheriff's office said.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.