Full lawsuit filed by Charles Faggart\u2019s family<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI cannot believe that we have to sue the city to get evidence that should have been given to my attorneys months ago,\u201d she said. \u201cFirst, it was JSO has to finish their investigation. Then it was the state attorney has to finish theirs, and once the state attorney kicked it to the FBI, we should have got that video. Still nothing to this day.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the one-year mark, the family\u2019s attorney filed a lawsuit against Sheriff T.K. Waters in his official capacity and the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office. The complaint seeks the release of public records tied to Faggart\u2019s death, including jail surveillance video and unredacted reports.<\/p>\n
In a written statement, attorney Belkis Plata said the family has had \u201cno answers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWithin days of his passing, formal public records requests were made seeking information surrounding his death. Those requests have been met with silence. The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office, led by Sheriff T.K. Waters, has blatantly violated Florida\u2019s public records laws, denying the transparency and accountability the law requires and the public is entitled to.\u201d Plata said in a statement.<\/p>\n
News4JAX requested updates from both the FBI and JSO.<\/p>\n
An FBI spokesperson told News4JAX, \u201cI don\u2019t have anything further at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
JSO said its internal investigation cannot start until criminal investigations have concluded and that the corrections officers and sergeant involved have been administratively reassigned.<\/p>\n
Karpas said the support to keep pushing for answers matters \u2014 but the goal hasn\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat means everything to me that people are still following it and showing up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
And she said she is not backing away from the fight for answers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will go to my grave fighting. I will.\u201d<\/p>\n
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