CBS17 A Vance County sheriff's deputy is on leave after video captured him appearing to assault a child at a local middle school. The video taken at Vance County Middle School and obtained by local news outlets shows the sheriff’s deputy walking alongside the child, only described as being under the age of 12, before the deputy suddenly lifts the boy up and throws him to the ground. Vance County Schools filed a complaint with the sheriff’s office on Friday. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation will now investigate the matter, Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame told WNCN. Vance County Schools said it is fully cooperating with that investigation.

Source: Huffington Post December 16, 2019 20:51 UTC