Physique Digicam Video Reveals Virginia Deputies Slammed 77-Yr-Old Man Into Truck, Tackled Him – NBC4 Washington

Newly launched body 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 originally stated 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 near Entrance Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and rushing, authorities stated.

The sheriff's workplace stated Ennis had non-life threatening accidents after the autumn.

Nevertheless, body digital camera video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was at the scene shows a Warren County deputy run toward Ennis, who appeared to be stumbling around. The deputy then grabs Ennis and slams him face-forward into the back of Ennis' pink pickup truck, which had a camper high connected. Then, he and one other deputy seem to tackle Ennis to the ground.

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

During the deal with, Ennis and the deputies appear to journey over the truck's trailer hitch.

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

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

She mentioned the physique digicam video showed a different situation than what the sheriff's office had beforehand advised her.

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

Linda Ennis said her late husband had lately begun fighting dementia and was the subject of a Silver Alert in mid-March.

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler instructed News4 he stands by the preliminary statement his workplace launched.

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

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

The health worker has not released Ennis' reason for demise.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office 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 until about 4 miles.

Ennis followed commands to get out of the truck, however 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.