Sheriff's deputy caught on security video twice body-slamming a child at a middle school has been fired—and state investigators are deciding whether to file criminal charges.
North Carolina school deputy slams middle school student to the floorA sheriff's deputy caught on security video twice body-slamming a child under the age of 12 at a North Carolina middle school was fired on Monday morning and state investigators are deciding whether to file criminal charges against him, officials said.
The disturbing incident occurred on Thursday at the Vance County Middle School in Henderson, about 40 miles northeast of Durham. , is seen walking with the child down a hallway when suddenly he lunges at the boy, lifts him off the ground and slams him to the floor on his back. Without checking the child for injuries, the deputy picks the student up again and throws him to the floor a second time and drags him down the hall and out of the view of the camera, according to the footage.
Vance County District Attorney Mike Waters said the boy, whose name was not released, suffered minor injuries.
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