Sheriff backs deputy amid viral arrest video
Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman over the July 4 holiday weekend addressed a video that circulated on social media involving a sheriff’s deputy making an arrest, stating that the deputy’s actions were in line with Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures regarding use of force. The video, which was shot by a bystander and shared on Facebook on July 3 by the poster Smash Da Topic, shows the deputy delivering a closed-fist strike to a subject who, Norman said in a media release, was actively failing to comply with verbal commands.
