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

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

The Warren County Sheriff's Workplace initially said 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 close to Entrance Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and dashing, authorities stated.

The sheriff's office mentioned Ennis had non-life threatening accidents after the autumn.

However, body camera video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was on the scene reveals 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' crimson pickup truck, which had a camper prime connected. Then, he and another deputy appear to tackle Ennis to the ground.

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

Throughout the tackle, Ennis and the deputies seem to journey over the truck's trailer hitch.

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

Medics took Ennis to a hospital. Ennis’ spouse Linda Ennis mentioned doctors instructed her he had a mind bleed. He died on April 15.

She stated the physique digital camera video confirmed a different state of affairs than what the sheriff's workplace had previously advised her.

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

Linda Ennis said her late husband had recently begun fighting 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 office launched.

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

"It was manner overkill. Just - none of that was needed," Linda Ennis said.

The medical examiner has not launched Ennis' cause of loss of life.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned 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 stated he didn’t come to stop till about 4 miles.

Ennis followed commands 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 stated.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.