Trooper Dempsey R. Walters has been charged with two felonies in relation to the incident.
On August 21, Trooper Walters was on duty when a 15-year-old minor, identified as"victim two", along with three friends, were near Walters' residence in Lancaster Village. The group pranked Walters home, with victim two running up to Walters' house, covering his face, kicking the door, and then fleeing the scene. Walters received a call from his girlfriend, who provided him with a description of victim two and told him the group had fled.
Walters accessed the law enforcement database for a second time and found the address of victim one on Taft Avenue. He, along with the Newport police officers, traveled to the home where they met the boy, who was accompanied by a friend, at the door. Upon their arrival, victim one and a friend came to the front door, unarmed, and complied with all orders. However, Walters forcibly pulled victim one out of the doorway, forcing him onto the ground, resulting in injuries.
While victim two was handcuffed and detained in the back of a police vehicle, Trooper Walters punched him in the face, resulting in a fractured right eye socket. WaltersDelaware State Police supervisors have referred the incident to the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust and have suspended Trooper Walters without pay and are providing full support for the ongoing criminal investigation into these incidents, the statement explained.
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