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

Newly launched physique 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 exterior a 7-Eleven near Front Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and dashing, authorities stated.

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

Nevertheless, physique digital camera video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was at the scene shows a Warren County deputy run towards Ennis, who appeared to be stumbling around. The deputy then grabs Ennis and slams him face-forward into the again of Ennis' purple pickup truck, which had a camper high hooked up. Then, he and one other deputy appear to sort out Ennis to the bottom.

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

During the deal with, Ennis and the deputies appear to trip over the truck's trailer hitch.

The Entrance Royal officer may be heard saying in the physique digicam video, "That was … unjust and … un[expletive] called for."

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

She stated the body camera video showed a different situation than what the sheriff's workplace had beforehand instructed her.

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

Linda Ennis said her late husband had lately begun scuffling with dementia and was the subject of a Silver Alert in mid-March.

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler instructed News4 he stands by the preliminary statement his workplace released.

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

"It was manner overkill. Simply - none of that was obligatory," Linda Ennis said.

The medical expert has not launched Ennis' cause of death.

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

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

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.