A Broward County sheriff’s deputy is under fire after he aggressively detained a teen boy on Monday who didn’t appear to have provoked the harsh tactics.
Video of the incident went viral, forcing the sheriff’s office to defend the deputy, who is seen ramming his gray, unmarked Chevrolet SUV into one of a group of boys. After the boy limps away, trying to get back on his bike, the deputy — who’s wearing a ski mask — jumps out of his patrol car and charges the teen, wrestling him to the ground.
The boy can be heard on the video imploring the officer repeatedly to “Stop!”
The video ends as a cavalcade of police cars marked and unmarked, arrive on the scene…