Body Camera Video Reveals Virginia Deputies Slammed 77-12 months-Outdated Man Into Truck, Tackled Him – NBC4 Washington

Newly released 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 bottom. He died 13 days later.

The Warren County Sheriff's Office originally said Ralph Ennis had fallen over the trailer hitch of his truck and hit his head through the arrest on April 2 outside a 7-Eleven close to Entrance Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and dashing, authorities said.

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

Nevertheless, physique camera video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was at the scene shows 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 high connected. Then, he and another deputy seem to tackle Ennis to the ground.

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

In the course of the sort out, Ennis and the deputies seem to journey over the truck's trailer hitch.

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

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

She said the physique digital camera video showed a special situation than what the sheriff's workplace had previously instructed her.

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

Linda Ennis said her late husband had recently begun combating dementia and was the topic 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, nonetheless, 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 essential," Linda Ennis stated.

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

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 office mentioned 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 back, the sheriff's workplace said.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.