"Delaware State Trooper Faces Charges for Assaulting Prank-Playing Teens"

A Delaware State Police trooper, Dempsey R. Walters, has been indicted on felony charges after allegedly "brutally beating" a 15-year-old boy who played a ding dong ditch prank on his house. Walters, who was on duty at the time, turned off his body camera during the assault but was unaware that the device was still capturing video. The video shows Walters striking the boy in the face and later hitting him twice, fracturing his right eye socket. Walters has been charged with assault, deprivation of civil rights, and official misconduct. The incident has sparked outrage and adds to the growing list of Delaware law enforcement officers facing criminal charges.