Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is expected to announce Wednesday that Deputy Ben Fiends, who was caught on video picking up and throwing a student of her chair during class in Columbia, South Carolina, will be fired, NBC News reported.
Fields was reportedly called to the Spring Valley High School classroom after a student was being disruptive and refused to leave after being asked to do so by a teacher, Lt. Curtis Wilson, said a spokesperson for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
In the video, Fields can be seen walking over the to female student — reportedly a junior or senior in high school — grabbing her, and flipping her to the ground while she is in her desk. He then picks her up and throws her.
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After the video surfaced, Fields was placed on administrative leave as federal authorities opened a civil rights investigation.
Fields joined the sheriff’s department in 2004 and became a school resource officer four years later.
An instructor at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy told BuzzFeed News that Fields was not taught to use defensive tactics, including physical restraint, in his training to be a school resource officer.
"We don't teach defensive tactics during this course," instructor Florence McCants told BuzzFeed News.
LINK: U.S. Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Officer Caught On Video Throwing High School Student
LINK: Officer Who Threw Student Was Not Trained To Use “Defensive Tactics” In Schools
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