FBI Opens Investigation Into Teen’s Alleged Beating

The FBI has opened an investigation into a traffic stop and alleged beating of a teen. The incident November 19 involved two state police troopers and a sheriff’s deputy and the dashboard camera video shows force used against a 16-year-old male. Martinsburg Trooper First Class Derek R. Walker, Trooper First Class Michael W. Kennedy, and Berkeley County Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Ennis have been suspended without pay. The Berkeley County prosecutor is going to wait to release the video until the FBI has finished its interviews and investigation.