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'Unprovoked,' 'Egregious' | Attorney for child slammed by JSO officer calls for upgraded charges
An off-duty officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is facing misdemeanor battery charges after an incident at a Jacksonville Beach skate park, where he slammed a child to the ground. The incident was caught on surveillance video and has sparked public outrage. Shannon Schott, an attorney with Plata Schott Law representing the child’s family, described the incident as “extremely horrifying.” Reporter Ashley French has the latest on the matter.
