JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Community Action Coalition will hold a vigil and rally at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office headquarters to demand answers one year after the death of a Duval County inmate.
April 7 marks a year since an unspecified “incident” involving nine corrections officers, who were reassigned, led to the death of a 31-year-old Charles Faggart at the Duval County Jail.
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Faggart, owner of a food truck and catering company, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of simple assault and criminal mischief on April 1, 2025.
On April 10, 2025, he was officially declared dead.
Many questions remain in the case that was turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Participants at the rally are expected to demand changes to JSO’s policies and honor Faggart’s memory.
According to a heavily redacted report, six days into Faggart’s misdemeanor jail stay, he was handcuffed for unclear reasons and began acting “aggressive, erratic and disruptive,” prompting a sergeant to order him strapped into a restraint safety chair.
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The report said Faggart kept struggling with officers, but key details about what officers did are redacted; it said a mental health director later approved moving him to “self-harm housing,” and officers put an anti-spit mask on him.
The report noted that Faggart said he “did fentanyl,” but UF Health records said a urine test showed no fentanyl. The report also said a nurse flushed his eyes with saline —suggesting pepper spray—while medical records indicated lung damage.
Faggart was taken out of the chair and put back in minutes later for a redacted reason, the report said. The remaining narrative is largely redacted.
Medical staff arrived, and the paramedics were called. The report listed a “seizure” as the medical emergency, but according to an attorney for Faggart’s family, he was “beaten.”
Faggart’s family will also be in attendance, according to organizers.
JSO said the corrections officers who were reassigned remain in those roles.
Also, the sheriff’s office said the internal investigation cannot begin until the criminal investigation is finished.
JSO provided no additional updates, and the FBI also said it had no new information.