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Woman gets $92K in excessive force case against Jacksonville Sheriffs Office
Read full article: Woman gets $92K in excessive force case against Jacksonville Sheriffs OfficeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. Sheriff Mike Williams has offered an apology to a woman who was seen on video being beaten by a Jacksonville police officer while she was handcuffed. Officers said she was drunk and that when they tried to take her into custody, she resisted. Her violent arrest in the parking lot, which involved a take down and hog tying, was caught on camera. She was taken down a third time that day when officers tried to remove a nose ring from her face. Four other JSO officers are seen standing around the sally port.

Judge lets lawsuit against JSO over beating to move forward
Read full article: Judge lets lawsuit against JSO over beating to move forwardJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A federal judge has denied a motion by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office to toss a lawsuit filed by a woman who was beaten by an officer while she was handcuffed. In allowing Mayra Martinez's lawsuit to move forward, U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger was critical of the Sheriff's Office. A bystander's dashboard camera was rolling as she was detained by police and subsequently beaten by now-former Officer Akinyemi Borisade, the same officer later caught on video striking Martinez in the jail's sally port. He later pleaded no contest and a judge withheld adjudication, keeping the incident off his permanent criminal record. Through her attorney, John Phillips, Martinez later filed a lawsuit naming the city, Sheriff's Office and Borisade as defendants.