{"id":684305,"date":"2026-03-27T00:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/684305\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T00:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:19:14","slug":"man-who-said-jso-used-excessive-force-during-violent-arrest-hires-high-profile-civil-rights-attorneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/684305\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who said JSO used excessive force during violent arrest hires high\u2011profile civil rights attorneys"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 The family of a Middleburg man who said undercover Jacksonville officers used excessive force during a November arrest has retained two high-profile civil rights attorneys and is speaking exclusively with News4JAX.<\/p>\n

Newly released body-worn camera video posted online by the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office appears to show undercover officers punching Dashaun Williams<\/a> as he was taken into custody during an operation the agency called \u201cOperation Red Light.\u201d<\/a> The sheriff\u2019s office said the video and incident are the subject of an administrative review. <\/p>\n

Williams, 23 at the time of the arrest, is charged with 27 counts related to alleged drug trafficking. Police said Williams and three others were selling methamphetamine and fentanyl as part of what JSO described as a long-term gang-related drug operation.<\/p>\n

Family members and Williams\u2019 girlfriend say the video shows officers tasing, punching and slapping him while he was not resisting. In the footage, Williams is seen walking slowly near a car at a Middleburg gas station when an officer orders him to get down and fires a stun gun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat bothers me the most is that our sheriff here in this county, T.K. Waters, would tell the community to comply with officers when they give commands. Nothing about that video shows my son not complying,\u201d Williams\u2019 mother, Deonca Mitchell said. \u201cHe did everything that he was supposed to do. He got beaten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams\u2019 girlfriend, Devenia Seymore, said the operation felt personal. \u201cThey called the operation \u2018Red Light\u2019 \u2014 his nickname is \u2018Green Light\u2019 \u2014 and I feel it was more so toward him,\u201d she said. \u201cHe was the only person who got caught and was beat that bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

In court, Williams\u2019 defense attorney attempted to negotiate a plea deal that state prosecutors rejected. His next court date is scheduled for April 9.<\/p>\n

News4JAX reached out to the sheriff\u2019s office for comment; the agency declined further comment beyond confirming the administrative review.<\/p>\n

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