Body Digicam Video Reveals Virginia Deputies Slammed 77-12 months-Outdated Man Into Truck, Tackled Him – NBC4 Washington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 mentioned 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 accidents after the autumn.

However, physique camera video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was on the scene exhibits 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 attached. Then, he and one other deputy seem to deal with Ennis to the ground.

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

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

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

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

She mentioned the body digicam video confirmed a distinct state of affairs than what the sheriff's workplace had beforehand told her.

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

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

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

The Entrance Royal officer's report stated, however, the deputy "jerked the male around" and "slammed the male into the camper top face first."

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

The medical examiner has not launched Ennis' cause of death.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace said deputies began following Ralph Ennis that morning because he was going 63 in a 55 and driving erratically. The sheriff's office stated he didn’t come to stop till about 4 miles.

Ennis adopted commands to get out of the truck, but then refused orders to drop his keys and put his fingers behind his back, the sheriff's office said.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.