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

Newly launched physique 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 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 near Front Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and speeding, authorities mentioned.

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

Nonetheless, physique digital camera video from a Front Royal police officer who was on the scene reveals 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 again of Ennis' purple pickup truck, which had a camper high connected. Then, he and another deputy appear to sort out Ennis to the ground.

"Get on the ground!" 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 body digicam video, "That was … unjust and … un[expletive] called for."

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

She stated the physique digicam video showed a different state of affairs than what the sheriff's office had beforehand informed her.

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

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

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler told News4 he stands by the initial statement his office released.

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

"It was means overkill. Simply - none of that was vital," Linda Ennis stated.

The medical examiner has not released Ennis' reason for loss of life.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office mentioned deputies started 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 followed commands 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 mentioned.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.