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

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

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

Nevertheless, physique digicam video from a Entrance Royal police officer who was at the scene exhibits a Warren County deputy run toward Ennis, who seemed to be stumbling around. The deputy then grabs Ennis and slams him face-forward into the back of Ennis' red pickup truck, which had a camper prime hooked up. Then, he and another deputy seem to deal with Ennis to the ground.

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

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

The Front Royal officer may be heard saying within the physique digicam video, "That was … unjust and … un[expletive] called for."

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

She mentioned the physique digital camera video confirmed a different state of affairs than what the sheriff's workplace had previously advised her.

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

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

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler informed News4 he stands by the preliminary statement his workplace released.

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

"It was method overkill. Just - none of that was vital," Linda Ennis stated.

The medical examiner has not released Ennis' cause of loss of life.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned 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 till about 4 miles.

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

Virginia State Police are investigating the arrest.