Video captured during a brawl at a Southern California high school football game shows a sheriff’s deputy slamming a teen girl to the ground after authorities said she tried to grab his pepper ball launcher.
Faith said she suffered fractures to her neck, shoulder and back. She said she was knocked unconscious after striking the ground."It's hurts me," mother Priscilla Jeffers said."The image just stays in my head. I'm just so angry because I allowed her to go to a football game thinking she would be safe."
After Faith hit the ground, a friend can be seen on video in the background struggling with the deputy. The 16-year-old friend was arrested, accused of punching a deputy in the face.The boy was booked at High Desert Juvenile Hall. The sheriff's department said a report will be forwarded to the county district attorney attorney's office for possible charges.
"We continue to gather facts as we examine the distressing events after Friday night’s football game," Superintendent Carl Coles said in a statement."We are fully cooperating with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in their investigation. We have contacted the family to offer support to the student who suffered injuries. We request the community’s patience as this matter is still under investigation.
NBCLA reached out to the sheriff's department for further comment. A spokesperson said the case remains under investigation. "As City leaders, we join with members of our community who have concerns about the incident that occurred at Victor Valley High School last Friday night," Mayor Debra Jones said in a statement."We have been in communication with the leadership of both the Victor Valley Union High School District and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident.
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