National civil rights attorneys are calling for a federal investigation into the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
It comes after Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said the use of force seen by officers in body-worn camera video was appropriate.Lawyers for Le’Keian Woods’ family say he was brutally beaten. As of Monday afternoon, he was being held in the Duval County Jail.Woods’ family and civil rights activists gathered outside JSO headquarters downtown announcing they sent a petition for the Department of Justice to investigate.
That’s after a police report shows Woods was struck 17 times, which can be seen in the body camera video. “Several knees to the head. Elbows to the head. Punches to the face. Basically, it’s like a UFC pound and ground beat down,” attorney Marwan Porter said. Waters said on Monday, “there was force used by arresting detectives. And yes that force was ugly. But the reality is all force and all violence is ugly.”
According to an arrest report, Woods was originally pulled over after officers noticed a seatbelt violation. We asked why Woods started running. Hear what his attorneys say at 5 on CBS47 and FOX30 Action News Jax.Intermittent lane closures due to drainage works and utility work on Aquarius Concourse both ways between Blairmore Blvd and Auriga Dr.
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