Roger W. Davis (nurse)
Roger W. Davis (nurse)
Personal Life
Davis was born and raised in the state of Tennessee for much of his life. He is a resident of Chattanooga which is also the city in which his relatives live also.
Work
Photo of Roger Davis during the moments of the confrontation.
Davis is a Nurse in the city of Chattanooga where he works at the Erlanger Hospital.
In The Media
Viral Video
Screenshot taken from the moments that police officers take down Roger Davis.
On the evening of April 26th, 2018, while near the emergency room inside of Erlanger Hospital, Davis was overheard by staff and people having an argument with his father and was asked by security to lower his voice.
When Davis refused to cooperate with the hospital, law enforcement got involved and asked Davis to leave.
While the police tried to escort Davis out of the hospital for causing a disturbance, they also claim that Davis tried to assault the police officers.
In an affidavit, they state that Davis punched one of the cops.
Video of the confrontation between Davis and the cops was captured.
Davis began assaulting the officers and they attempted to use the “take down” technique but, failed.
Rogers pulled out her stun gun and gave Davis three warnings to put his hands behind his back.
The report says Davis did not comply and stated, “go ahead.”
He fell to the ground and continued to refuse to comply.
They were eventually able to place him under arrest.
According to Ethan Raymond, a man who video recorded the incident on his phone states:
"When they pulled out the taser, that's when the nurse said he had a heart condition...
She was way out of line, I just know what I saw was the cop that's supposed to diffuse it and instead she was the aggressor from what I saw... it's the cop who hit him in the face, it's the other way around... he was trying to leave but the woman kept stopping him, it was almost like she was wanting to pick a fight."
Davis was medically examined after the altercation and was later taken to jail.
He is now facing two counts of assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.