Darrell was introduced to his love for music at the age of 9 years old as a drummer and singer at his hometown church while following in the footsteps of his father and great grandfather who both had a love for making southern gospel music.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville pastor who was arrested last month while trying to mediate between police and demonstrators has filed a federal lawsuit — along with several arrested protesters — against Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams and four police officers. The 23-page lawsuit filed Friday in federal court details what was happening during the peaceful protest May 31 in front of the Duval County Courthouse and how the protesters were treated by officers. READ: Full lawsuit embedded at bottom of this articleSmith was streaming on Facebook Live that day as Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers arrested her and other protesters whom police said resisted orders to clear the area surrounding the courthouse. They were told to leave the courthouse area, and the lawsuit alleges that is what they were doing when they were “indiscriminately” arrested. “In other words, even from the arresting officers’ accounts, the protesters were dispersed at the time of their arrests,” the lawsuit says.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A Jacksonville pastor who was arrested last month while trying to mediate between demonstrators and police during a peaceful protest at the Duval County Courthouse will not face criminal charges. Smith was streaming on Facebook Live the afternoon of May 31 as Jacksonville Sheriffs officers arrested her and other protesters police said resisted orders to clear the area surrounding the courthouse. You did good.As police in riot gear approach the remaining crowd, Smith can be heard telling lingering protesters to go home and volunteering to clean up any litter left behind. As her Facebook Live video showed, she said, she was keeping the peace. My main purpose was to be able to maintain peace, Smith said.