This is another active federal lawsuit involving JSO’s controversial use of a police dog that The Tributary has identified since reporting last month on a November suit that accuses local officers of siccing a K-9 on an unarmed man during a traffic stop in Northwest Jacksonville.
Author Archives: Krista Torralva
Krista Torralva is a freelance journalist with a focus on civil and criminal courts. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Orlando Sentinel, The Dallas Morning News and other esteemed publications.
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JSO officers sic K9 on unarmed man, prompting federal lawsuit
A Jacksonville man is suing the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and three officers, arguing his constitutional rights were violated during a traffic stop when one of those officers sicced a K9 on him and forced him to crawl back to the handler before releasing the dog from his maimed right arm.
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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters settles lawsuit in mother of five’s jail suicide death
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and a corrections officer have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a woman who killed herself in the Duval County Pretrial Detention Facility after multiple suicide attempts.
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Who are Florida Supreme Court Justices Meredith Sasso and Renatha Francis?
Voters will decide whether to retain or reject Florida Supreme Court Justices Meredith Sasso and Renatha Francis, two of the most conservative justices on the court.