ECU identifies officers in video
Kinston police and the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Department are reviewing the actions of their officers after Saturday's game.
Posted — UpdatedAccording to the university's contract with law enforcement agencies, Shelton has shared the identities of the officers and deputies with their supervisors, who would handle any disciplinary action.
A statement released Tuesday by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office said one of five deputies from that agency was "involved in an altercation on the field while assisting other officers who were trying to subdue an individual."
He said the sheriff's office was reviewing the video footage and interviewing deputies who were on duty at ECU Saturday in an attempt to determine what happened. No adminstrative action had been taken as of Tuesday afternoon.
Kinston police also plan an investigation into Saturday's postgame events. A statement released Tuesday afternoon said:
"The Kinston Department of Public Safety has provided support to the ECU Police Department for a number of years and has done so without incident. The investigation will be thorough and will include the actions of the officers and events leading up to the confrontation."
Shelton said ECU would reduce its reliance on outside law enforcement agencies for the remainder of the football season and would use only officers from agencies within Pitt County.
Holland said that while storming the field “looks like a lot of fun on television, I can tell you from first-hand experience that there are too many incidents that result in sometimes serious injury for anyone (particularly if you have a relative in the crowd) to believe that storming the field is 'just good fun' for college students. Such actions jeopardize the safety of many people, including our own coaches and players."
ECU's next home game, against the University of Houston, is scheduled for Sept. 27 at 3:30 p.m.
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