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December 23, 2019

Video Shows California Deputy Fatally Slamming Motorist's Head into His Own Car
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In California, newly released body-camera video shows a Sonoma County
sheriff deputy fatally slamming a man's head into his own car. The
sheriff deputy, Charlie Blount, and his partner, Deputy Jason Little,
apparently thought the driver, David Glen Ward, had stolen the car -
which he in fact owned. The two officers pulled him over, and then
Deputy Blount reached through the window and pulled Ward by the hair and
slammed his head into the car's frame. Deputy Little tased him, and then
Deputy Blount put him in a restraint until he became unconscious. Ward
was declared dead shortly afterward. Deputy Blount has been fired.


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