A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he was captured on video putting his knee on a Black man’s neck, and a state agency is looking into the incident
Highlights
- A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he was captured on video putting his knee on a Black man’s neck.
- A state agency is looking into the incident.
- The family of the man provided video last week showing him being arrested on a charge of marijuana possession.
- A woman could be heard on the video screaming “Oh, my god!” and “Get some help.” A relative was arrested when she tried to intervene, according to the man’s family.
- A sheriff’s spokesman said the deputy was fired after an internal investigation and a review of body camera and security footage.
- The results of the investigation would be turned over to the District Attorney Seth Edwards.