A veteran Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested and fired after officials say he pulled a handcuffed suspect from a patrol car, causing the man to strike his head on the pavement and lose consciousness.
Sheriff Bill Leeper announced in a press release that Deputy William Woods, 32, was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with battery and official misconduct. Woods had served with the agency since 2016.
Leeper said Woods initially claimed the suspect had “lunged” out of the back of his cruiser. But a public defender challenged that account after reviewing body-camera footage…