JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Protesters gathered once again outside the Duval County Jail on Saturday, continuing their demands for justice in the death of Charles Faggart and calling for broader police accountability across Jacksonville. <\/p>\n
The demonstration, organized by the Jacksonville Community Action Committee, drew a determined crowd advocating for transparency and reform.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re still out here. It\u2019s been how long it has been. We\u2019re not gonna go away. We\u2019re not gonna let this be swept on the road,\u201d said organizer Ian Fayce.<\/p>\n Faggart died in April after an encounter at the jail on April 7 that left him in critical condition. He passed away three days later. Following the incident, nine corrections employees were removed from duty and stripped of their authority. <\/p>\n The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said it has handed over its investigation to the State Attorney\u2019s Office, which is currently reviewing the case.<\/p>\n Read:<\/b> Charles Faggart\u2019s mother claims his autopsy report lists cause of death as \u2018unable to determine\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Faggart\u2019s mother, Tracey Karpas, made a direct plea to prosecutors: \u201cDo your job, State Attorney.\u201d<\/p>\n While Faggart\u2019s case remained central to the demonstration, protesters emphasized that it is part of a larger pattern of alleged mistreatment and abuse.<\/p>\n \u201cHoping to put light on not just Charles, but the other victims, especially the ones in the jail and especially ones being pulled over on you know what seems to be bogus traffic stops,\u201d Fayce added.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n The protest also spotlighted the case of William McNeil Jr., a 22-year-old who was violently pulled from his vehicle by Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Officers during a traffic stop in February\u2014a moment that went viral and sparked outrage.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a disgrace, honestly. It\u2019s not a good look for Jacksonville,\u201d Fayce said.<\/p>\n Demonstrators also remembered Daniel Taylor, who was involved in an altercation with correctional officers in 2022 as he was being released from jail. He was found unconscious shortly after paramedics were called and never regained consciousness.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: <\/b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a>] <\/b><\/p>\n Chants echoed through the streets as protesters demanded systemic change, with many vowing to continue their fight for justice.<\/p>\n Action News Jax reached out to the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office and the State Attorney\u2019s Office for an update on Faggart\u2019s case. <\/p>\n Both offices confirmed the investigation remains active, but no new public information is available at this time.<\/p>\n Click here<\/b><\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Protesters gathered once again outside the Duval County Jail on Saturday, continuing their demands for…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":96059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[12189,5229,11549,63221,29911,63220,12187,63219,29912,3188,723,11561,39532,7310,63218,13040,8423,425,21783,21782,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,57512,30171],"class_list":{"0":"post-96058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action_news","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-charles","11":"tag-charles_fager","12":"tag-charles_faggard","13":"tag-daniel_taylor","14":"tag-duval_county","15":"tag-fager","16":"tag-faggart","17":"tag-fl","18":"tag-florida","19":"tag-jack","20":"tag-jack_nicholas_brooks","21":"tag-jacksonville","22":"tag-jacksonville_community_action_committee","23":"tag-jacksonville_sheriff","24":"tag-jso","25":"tag-local","26":"tag-nicholas","27":"tag-nicholas_brooks","28":"tag-united-states","29":"tag-united-states-of-america","30":"tag-unitedstates","31":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","32":"tag-us","33":"tag-usa","34":"tag-william_mcneil_junior","35":"tag-yona"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}