The shooting, which the state attorney said was a “perfect storm” of unusual circumstances, revealed a critical flaw in JSO’s dispatch system.
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It’s been six months since Charles Faggart’s death. And still no answers
“In the last 6 months, there has been little transparency or resolution,” said an attorney for the family of Charles Faggart, who died at UF Health following a clash with Duval County jail guards.
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Black drivers ticketed more for traffic violation that prompted viral Jacksonville stop
Driving in the rain without headlights, the reason William McNeil Jr. was pulled over before he was hit and then dragged from his car by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies, is an exceedingly rare infraction in Duval County. But it is less rare if you are Black like McNeil, according to more than three years of traffic-stop data obtained by The Tributary.
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Duval jail death a grim reminder of lingering problems
Charles Faggart’s death, which prompted Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters to suspend eight corrections officers and one sergeant while a criminal investigation is underway, overlaps with years of scrutiny over the jail’s shoddy conditions, as well as high-stakes discussions among city officials about spending up to $1 billion for a new jail in the coming years.
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JSO settles lawsuit in strip-search arrest that broke department policy
A man who was improperly stripped searched by police in the middle of a public street while bystanders watched nearby settled a federal lawsuit with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and the city for $275,000, according to court records.
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After scrutiny, JSO adds medical staff to Duval jail to bolster inmate care
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care lifted the probationary status of the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility in June, according to documents The Tributary received in a records request, which shed light on efforts JSO has not publicized to improve conditions in the aging jail.
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Arrest of heart transplant recipient who died wasn’t ‘the strongest,’ JSO sergeant said
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeant deemed the arrest of a heart transplant recipient for a low-level misdemeanor as not “the strongest,” yet advised against reversing it, internal investigation documents show. Days after his release without crucial medication, the man died when his body rejected his heart.
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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office disciplines officers for publicly stripping man
Two JSO officers violated the agency’s strip search policy and a third violated the body camera policy when they stripped a man on a public road.