{"id":710004,"date":"2026-04-07T02:13:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/710004\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T02:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:13:28","slug":"jacksonville-community-to-rally-in-front-of-jso-as-a-continued-push-for-answers-one-year-after-inmate-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/710004\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville community to rally in front of JSO as a continued push for answers one year after inmate death"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 The Jacksonville Community Action Coalition will hold a vigil and rally at the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office headquarters to demand answers one year after the death of a Duval County inmate.<\/p>\n

April 7 marks a year since an unspecified \u201cincident\u201d involving nine corrections officers, who were reassigned, led to the death of a 31-year-old Charles Faggart at the Duval County Jail.<\/p>\n

Faggart, owner of a food truck and catering company, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of simple assault and criminal mischief on April 1, 2025. <\/p>\n

On April 10, 2025, he was officially declared dead.<\/p>\n

Many questions remain in the case that was turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n

Participants at the rally are expected to demand changes to JSO\u2019s policies and honor Faggart\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n

According to a heavily redacted report, six days into Faggart\u2019s misdemeanor jail stay, he was handcuffed for unclear reasons and began acting \u201caggressive, erratic and disruptive,\u201d prompting a sergeant to order him strapped into a restraint safety chair.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/b>\u2018Do your job\u2019: Nearly 4 months after Duval County inmate\u2019s death, his mother continues to demand accountability from JSO<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Medical records shed new light on controversial jail death, contradict JSO account: The Tributary<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The report said Faggart kept struggling with officers, but key details about what officers did are redacted; it said a mental health director later approved moving him to \u201cself-harm housing,\u201d and officers put an anti-spit mask on him.<\/p>\n

The report noted that Faggart said he \u201cdid fentanyl,\u201d but UF Health records said a urine test showed no fentanyl. The report also said a nurse flushed his eyes with saline \u2014suggesting pepper spray\u2014while medical records indicated lung damage.<\/p>\n

Faggart was taken out of the chair and put back in minutes later for a redacted reason, the report said. The remaining narrative is largely redacted. <\/p>\n

Medical staff arrived, and the paramedics were called. The report listed a \u201cseizure\u201d as the medical emergency, but according to an attorney for Faggart\u2019s family, he was \u201cbeaten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faggart\u2019s family will also be in attendance, according to organizers.<\/p>\n

JSO said the corrections officers who were reassigned remain in those roles.<\/p>\n

Also, the sheriff\u2019s office said the internal investigation cannot begin until the criminal investigation is finished. <\/p>\n

JSO provided no additional updates, and the FBI also said it had no new information.<\/p>\n

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