Body Digicam Video Reveals Virginia Deputies Slammed 77-Yr-Outdated Man Into Truck, Tackled Him – NBC4 Washington

Newly released body camera 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 Office initially said Ralph Ennis had fallen over the trailer hitch of his truck and hit his head through the arrest on April 2 outdoors a 7-Eleven close to Front Royal. Deputies had pulled him over for driving erratically and rushing, authorities mentioned.

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

Nonetheless, physique digital camera video from a Front Royal police officer who was at the scene exhibits a Warren County deputy run towards 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 hooked up. Then, he and one other deputy seem to sort out Ennis to the bottom.

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

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

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

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

She stated the physique digicam video showed a different situation than what the sheriff's workplace had previously informed her.

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

Linda Ennis said her late husband had recently 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 assertion his workplace launched.

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

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

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

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

Ennis followed instructions to get out of the truck, however then refused orders to drop his keys and put his palms behind his back, the sheriff's workplace said.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.