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A Virginia police officer was filmed dragging a Black man out of his car by his neck after threatening to whoop his "ass".
The disturbing video shot by Derrick Thompson shows the moment he was pulled over by a State Trooper, identified as Charles Hewitt, while he was driving to work.
Thompson began filming the traffic stop in fear of his safety, but the presence of the camera didn't seem to have the desired effect, as the grinning officer tells viewers "Watch the show, folks!" before dragging him out of the car.
The incident occurred in April of 2019, but only came to light this week after civil rights lawyer Joshua Erlich took on the case, sending a letter to VA Attorney General Mark Herring.
He claimed that on the day in question, another State Trooper stopped Thompson, claiming his inspection sticker was expired and that she detected an odor of marijuana from the car.
When Thompson did not give consent for a search, she called for back-up. Thompson began filming, and captured the arrival of Trooper Hewitt.
The video shows Hewitt opening the car door, and getting right in Thompson's face to tell him: "Take a look at me, I am a fucking specimen right here buddy, you have gotten on my last nerve, alright?"
Thompson shows the camera he is unarmed and that his hands are up, repeatedly and calmly insisting he feels unsafe, and is no threat to the three officers now surrounding his car.
Noticing the camera, Hewitt then smiles and informs the driver: "You're gonna get your ass whooped in front of fucking Lord and all creation."
"You can take your phone with you," the officer continues as he reaches over to unbuckle his seat belt, but Thompson continues to ignore orders to get out of the car.
"I'm giving you to the count of three," he roars in his face, before turning to the camera to give him a smiling countdown: "One... two... watch the show, folks!"
Today, we sent a letter to @MarkHerringVA about Virginia State Trooper Charles Hewitt.
— Joshua Erlich (@JoshuaErlich) July 13, 2020
In April 2019, Derrick Thompson was driving to work when Hewitt terrorized and assaulted him. pic.twitter.com/YTSCeDLM9j
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