Video showed Deputy Julio Alvarado grabbing the woman by her hair and slamming her to the ground. Sheriff Joe Lopinto now says the actions were justified.
The man, whose name and the counts against him weren't immediately released, was found inside of the housing unit on May 11 and was taken to the hospital.
A pair of sheriff s deputies are facing manslaughter charges for shooting a man who refused to step out of his vehicle after they were called to a Jefferson Parish neighborhood to investigate a noise complaint.