JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Jacksonville police officer accused of beating a woman who was in handcuffs waived his right to a speedy trial Tuesday in Duval County court.
Akinyemi Borisade faces a charge of misdemeanor battery for assaulting Mayra Martinez.
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The Sheriff's Office fired Borisade after cameras captured him repeatedly striking Martinez, who was handcuffed, in the sally port at the jail. Martinez told News4Jax that she suffered a concussion and nerve damage from the beating.
Borisade did not appear in court Tuesday when his lawyer waived his right to a speedy trial. His next pretrial hearing is July 19.
Video taken in a parking lot in front of Scores, an adult club on University Boulevard at Philips Highway, shows Martinez's violent arrest. According to the police report, officers were called to the bar to escort Martinez from the property because she was drunk and belligerent after quitting work on her first day.
Martinez was charged with trespassing and resisting arrest, and according to the police report had to be struck several times in the back because she was kicking and biting at the officers.
Borisade later shoved Martinez against a wall in the sally port and after she appeared to try to kick at him, he struck her several times while she was still handcuffed.