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

Newly released 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 Office 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 near Front 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.

Nonetheless, body digital camera video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was on 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 again of Ennis' red pickup truck, which had a camper high hooked up. Then, he and another deputy appear to sort out Ennis to the ground.

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

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

The Front Royal officer could 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’ wife Linda Ennis stated doctors informed her he had a brain bleed. He died on April 15.

She mentioned the body digital camera video confirmed a special scenario than what the sheriff's office had previously told her.

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

Linda Ennis said her late husband had not too long ago begun scuffling with dementia and was the topic of a Silver Alert in mid-March.

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

The Front Royal officer's report said, however, 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 needed," Linda Ennis said.

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

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office said deputies began following Ralph Ennis that morning because he was going 63 in a 55 and driving erratically. The sheriff's workplace said he didn’t come to cease 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 again, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.