Physique Digital camera Video Reveals Virginia Deputies Slammed 77-Year-Previous Man Into Truck, Tackled Him – NBC4 Washington

Newly released body 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 stated Ralph Ennis had fallen over the trailer hitch of his truck and hit his head through the arrest on April 2 exterior a 7-Eleven close to Entrance Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and dashing, authorities mentioned.

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

However, body digicam video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was on the scene shows a Warren County deputy run towards Ennis, who seemed 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 attached. Then, he and another deputy appear to deal with Ennis to the ground.

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

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

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

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

She stated the physique camera video showed a unique situation than what the sheriff's office had previously told her.

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

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

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler advised News4 he stands by the preliminary assertion his workplace launched.

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

"It was approach overkill. Simply - none of that was obligatory," Linda Ennis mentioned.

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

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

Ennis adopted 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 said.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.