The trooper’s “hard to watch” actions have left the state’s chief law enforcement officer shocked.
Dempsey Walters, a Corporal assigned to Troop 6 in Wilmington, faces felony deprivation of civil rights and felony assault in addition to four misdemeanor charges as he was caught on body camera physically confronting two minors, including punching one in the face while they sat in a squad car.
“Over the course of the evening, the Defendant chose to extract his own form of personal justice by embarking on a violent rampage, assaulting two defenseless minors, and attempting to conceal his misconduct,” JenningsWalters’, 29, downward spiral began on Aug. 17 when he was off duty and heading back home when he came across a 17-year-old male.
While Walters was working on Aug, 21, four juveniles walked past his house and one of them, a 15-year-old boy named Jayden, covered his face and ran up to the front door and kicked it once.
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