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Florida deputy under investigation after video of him punching black teen in the head goes viral

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/21/viral-video-florida-sheriffs-deputy-punching-black-teen/3533625002/

A Florida sheriff’s deputy has been placed on "restricted administrative assignment” after a video of him punching a black teenager in the head during an arrest prompted outrage over the weekend in Tamarac, Florida, just west of Fort Lauderdale.

The video shows one Broward County Sheriff’s deputy push the teen, who has not been identified, to the ground before another deputy pins him down, slams his head into the ground repeatedly, and then punches him in the head.

Deputy Christopher Krickovich was ordered to surrender his gun and badge while the Division of Internal Affairs investigates the incident.

“I wanted to assure you that this incident is being conducted under a thorough investigation,” Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a video statement Friday. “We will look at this as a fact finding measure to ensure that we hold folks accountable.”