The sheriff's deputy seen slamming an 11-year-old onto the ground in a viral video has been charged with assault
Michelle Mark Dec 17, 2019, 3:47 PM
Vance County prosecutors said Tuesday that the former school resource officer seen on video slamming a child to the ground faces three misdemeanor charges. YouTube/CBS17
A school resource officer was fired and charged with three misdemeanor counts after he was seen in a video slamming an 11-year-old student to the ground. Warren Durham has been charged with assault on a child under 12, child abuse, and willful failure to discharge his duties.
District Attorney Mike Waters acknowledged Tuesday that the child's family was "disappointed and frustrated" that Durham had not been charged with a felony. He said that since the child did not suffer any "serious bodily injuries" from the incident, misdemeanor charges were the most severe charges possible under North Carolina law.
The North Carolina school resource officer seen in a viral video slamming an 11-year-old student to the ground has been charged with three misdemeanor counts, a local prosecutor announced Tuesday.
Vance County District Attorney Mike Waters said the officer, Warren Durham, has been charged with assault on a child under 12, child abuse, and willful failure to discharge his duties.
The incident occurred on December 12 at the Vance County Middle School and was captured by school surveillance cameras. The footage shows the child walking beside Durham before he abruptly grabs the child, lifts him, and then throws him to the ground.
Durham can be seen lifting the child again, throwing him to the ground a second time, then dragging him down the rest of the hallway.
Poster Comment:
Didn't this fool know there were cameras in the school?