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

Newly launched 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 originally said Ralph Ennis had fallen over the trailer hitch of his truck and hit his head through the arrest on April 2 exterior a 7-Eleven near Front Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and rushing, authorities said.

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

However, physique camera video from a Front Royal police officer who was at the scene exhibits 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 back of Ennis' crimson pickup truck, which had a camper top hooked up. Then, he and another deputy seem to sort out Ennis to the ground.

"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 Front Royal officer can be heard saying within the body digicam video, "That was … unjust and … un[expletive] referred to as for."

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

She mentioned the body digicam video showed a unique situation than what the sheriff's office had beforehand advised her.

"It was very difficult to look at. I wish that I hadn't watched it now," she mentioned.

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

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

The Front Royal officer's report said, nevertheless, the deputy "jerked the male round" and "slammed the male into the camper high face first."

"It was way overkill. Simply - none of that was necessary," Linda Ennis stated.

The health worker has not released Ennis' reason behind loss of life.

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 said he didn’t come to cease till 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 workplace said.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.