Body Digital camera Video Reveals Virginia Deputies Slammed 77-12 months-Outdated Man Into Truck, Tackled Him – NBC4 Washington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 into a pickup truck and tackled him to the bottom. He died 13 days later.

The Warren County Sheriff's Workplace initially stated Ralph Ennis had fallen over the trailer hitch of his truck and hit his head throughout the arrest on April 2 outdoors a 7-Eleven near Entrance Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and rushing, authorities mentioned.

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

Nonetheless, body digicam video from a Front Royal police officer who was at the scene shows 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' purple pickup truck, which had a camper high hooked up. Then, he and another deputy appear to tackle Ennis to the ground.

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

Through the sort out, Ennis and the deputies seem to trip over the truck's trailer hitch.

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

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

She said the body digital camera video showed a distinct scenario than what the sheriff's office had beforehand advised her.

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

Linda Ennis stated her late husband had not too long ago begun fighting dementia and was the topic of a Silver Alert in mid-March.

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

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

"It was means overkill. Simply - none of that was needed," Linda Ennis mentioned.

The medical expert has not released Ennis' cause of dying.

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

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

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.