Video shows officers fall as a second-story deck collapses while they try to make an arrest
Summary
Nine U.S. Marshals officers fell when a wooden deck collapsed beneath them during an arrest in Huntsville, Missouri. Seven officers were hurt but later released from the hospital, and the man they sought was arrested the same day.Key Facts
- The collapse happened on July 21 on a second-story wooden deck outside an apartment.
- Nine officers from a U.S. Marshals Service task force fell to the ground.
- Officers were there to arrest a 26-year-old man for failing to register as a sex offender.
- The task force included local sheriff’s deputies, police officers, and drug task force members.
- None of the officers’ weapons were fired during the fall.
- Seven officers were treated for injuries, including broken bones, but were released.
- The man they were looking for was arrested later that day.
- The event was captured on body camera video.
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