Outrage after US officer breaks car window, pulls man out by dreadlocks in viral footage [Courtesy]
Newly released police footage has shown an Arkansas State Police trooper breaking a vehicle’s rear window, pulling a passenger out by his dreadlocks and striking him twice in the face following a high-speed pursuit in Blytheville.
The encounter began around 11:21 p.m. when Trooper Theodore Henderson reported clocking a 2023 Infiniti QX50 travelling at 82 mph in a 60-mph zone on Arkansas 18.
According to local media outlet NEA Report, the SUV accelerated to between 130 and 140 mph as law enforcement pursued it.
After Blytheville officers deployed spike strips, Henderson performed a tactical vehicle intervention (TVI) near North 16th and West Walnut streets, forcing the vehicle off the road.
