Incidents

Warren County Sheriff's Office

    Incident 246

    Date Apr 02, 2022
    Department Warren County Sheriff's Office
    Officers Tyler S. Poe , Zachary A. Fadely
    Description

    Warren County deputies pulled over 77-year-old Ralph Ennis on the morning of April 2, 2022 for "driving erratically and speeding". Body cam footage shows them slamming a confused Ennis into the back of his truck, and then tackling him.

    NBC4 reports "Medics took Ennis to a hospital. Ennis’ wife Linda Ennis said doctors told her he had a brain bleed." He died 9 days later, on April 15.

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

    In April 2024, the deputies Zachary Fadely and Tyler Poe were charged with felony homicide.

    Address Front Royal, VA