Posted on 05/07/2022 5:44:14 PM PDT by Ken H
WARREN COUNTY, V.a. (FOX 5 DC) - Bodycam video of a traffic stop involving a 77-year-old man who died two weeks after the encounter has been released by the Front Royal Police Department
Ralph Ennis was stopped by Warren County Sheriff's Office deputies on April 2 around 1:21 a.m. for going 63 mph in a 55 mph zone. WSCO says Ennis was also driving erratically.
Ennis refused to yield to the deputy’s emergency vehicle even after displaying emergency lights and siren, the WSCO says. The WCSO Patrol Supervisor requested the assistance of the Front Royal Police Department.
Ennis then entered the parking lot of the Royal Farms gas and convenience store, continued to the 7-11 Store at 251 Crooked Run Plaza and parked his truck in a parking area adjacent to the store.
A WCSO deputy gave commands to Ennis to exit his truck, which he did, and immediately walked toward the deputies. Ennis refused to comply with commands to stop, turn around and drop his vehicle's keys, which he held in his hand.
WCSO says Ennis’ continued failure to comply resulted in a deputy approaching Ennis from behind, and grabbing his arms in an attempt to control Ennis and place him under arrest. The deputy continued to give him commands to stop resisting, drop the keys and place his hands behind his back as Ennis was escorted several feet away to the rear of his pickup truck.
While attempting to restrain Ennis, two deputies and Ennis fell over the protruding trailer hitch of his pickup truck.
WCSO says Ennis sustained non-life-threatening injuries, such as a cut to the ring finger of his right hand caused by the jagged edge of his truck tailgate, and a cut above his right brow near his forehead.
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You Tube video of incident => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeF8yJ_5HXo
Longer version of body cam => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5BgZFhxTDY
Only problem is he's white, so nobody cares.
Stop. Resisting. Arrest.
Sounds like Ennis was being a....Richard.
Confrontation uber alles.
Why did his family allow him to drive?
Why does old dementia guy have access to keys and a vehicle?
Yeah, after being cuffed, he really deserved to have his face slammed into the back of the truck. Followed by being thrown to the ground while defenseless.
Real heroes, that official gang.
He was allowed to drive with dementia? Or did he take a vehicle?
Obviously, there’s much more to this story.
63 in a 50 mph zone - 7 guys and a dog on you like white on rice, bouncing you off your truck like a soccer ball.
“I watched both. The body cam cop commentary at the end is damning (clearly over the top use of force). The dash cam video is damning, old dementia guy gets out of his car, clearly not a threat, and gets tackled.”
The officers didn’t know the old guy had dementia. No, he was not a threat, but resisting requires control. Why was this put in the papers? To propagandize anti-police rhetoric and to give people like you a chance to spout their ignorance.
Sounds like you’re being an ignorant ass.
Watch the first video.
Did this really require 6 cop cars, a police dog all to arrest a 77 y/o man for speeding? Many people prefer to pull into a lighted parking lot instead of along a highway. They unnecessarily manhandled him and those responsible should be fired.
Non life sustaining injuries... per police..
“Ennis was treated for his injuries at a local hospital and while conversing with doctors it was determined he was exhibiting signs of a hemorrhage within his head and was soon transported by ambulance to Winchester Medical Center for further evaluation.
Ennis was exhibiting signs of having cognitive issues consistent with dementia or Alzheimer’s and mental health assistance was sought through Northwestern Community Services.”
If I hadn’t had a personal experience concerning a father afflicted with dementia, I would think that’s a pretty good question.
As it turns out there is surprising little one can do. My father drove on an expired license and we informed law enforcement who couldn’t or wouldn’t do anything.
Short of going to court and having the individual committed (which is a monumental task) there’s is really very little one can do. And this is considering my sister had a full power of attorney.
My sister and I ended up bending rules, skirting the law and with a ballsy physician got my father brought into a memory care center.
Believe me, since there was abuse in the 60’sand 70’s with offspring taking advantage of their elderly parents, strict laws were enacted that went TOO FAR. Not it’s terribly difficult to get anything done with an unwilling parent with dementia.
Police really need mental health care training. This man was flagged by a Silver Alert.
Weird as it is, people with dementia can be very determined and resourceful.
When my m-i-l was in the throes of dementia, we had to hide the car keys in a place where she literally could not reach to find them.
She was bound and determined to continue to drive even though she didn’t remember what she was doing or where she was going most of the time, and her reflexes and situational awareness was terrible.
We felt bad about doing it, but she had previously had an accident in which no one was hurt, fortunately, but we were very concerned about her getting behind the wheel and killing someone. Literally.
It was for her own safety and the safety of others.
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