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

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

The Warren County Sheriff's Workplace originally 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 exterior a 7-Eleven near Entrance Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and dashing, authorities stated.

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

Nonetheless, physique digicam video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was on the scene exhibits a Warren County deputy run toward Ennis, who appeared to be stumbling round. 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 one other deputy seem to tackle Ennis to the ground.

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

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

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

Medics took Ennis to a hospital. Ennis’ wife Linda Ennis stated docs instructed her he had a mind bleed. He died on April 15.

She stated the body camera video confirmed a special state of affairs than what the sheriff's workplace had previously instructed her.

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

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

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

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

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

The medical expert has not released Ennis' reason for dying.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace stated deputies began 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 stop until about 4 miles.

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

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.