Charges have been dropped against an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer who was captured on surveillance video slamming a teenager to the ground at a Jacksonville Beach skate park earlier this year.
An off-duty officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office who was recorded on surveillance video last month slamming a teen at a Jacksonville Beach skate park has waived his court appearance set for Tuesday morning.
Attorney Shannon Schott, who is representing the family of a teen who was slammed to the ground by an off-duty JSO officer at a Jacksonville Beach skate park last month, said the teen and his family have been harassed and threatened online.
An attorney for a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer charged with battery after pulling a teenager off a bike at a skate park says the officer intervened because the teen was riding an electric motorcycle capable of dangerous speeds, not a standard e-bike.
New video and witness accounts are shedding light on the events that led an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer to grab a teenager off an e-bike and slam him to the ground at Sunshine Skate Park over the weekend.
Surveillance video that is believed to show an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer slamming a kid at South Beach Skate Park has sparked outrage among adult skateboarders and parents who frequent the park.
A road rage incident early Tuesday morning led to a police chase across Jacksonville that ended with an officer shooting the driver, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
