There have been at the least two incidents at Saturday’s Florida-Georgia recreation the place cops seemingly pummeled followers in attendance.
Footage has gone viral on-line of 1 officer firing hammer fists towards the again of the top of 1 Florida fan. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace launched bodycam footage of that incident in addition to one other.
In “Incident 1,” two officers method a fan, later recognized as Walter Brown, within the final rows of EverBank Stadium, the place Brown says a fan “assaulted” him and tried to “kidnap” his children.
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A common view of Florida Georgia signage earlier than the beginning of a recreation between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators at EverBank Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Photographs)
Shortly after officers ask Brown to go away, he allegedly turns to a lady and says, “I am both going to kill a cop or not go away.”
“Officer Kelly” then pulls out a stun gun whereas “Officer Bowers” tries to talk with Brown as he refuses to go away.
Brown then tells Bowers that he’ll “beat [his] f—ing ass.” Kelly then approaches Brown and tries to seize his arm, to which Brown says, “Do not contact me, n—–.” Shortly after, Kelly fires the stun gun.
Bowers then tries to subdue Brown however is unsuccessful. Brown then allegedly calls Kelly the slur at the least 4 extra occasions earlier than Bowers fires his personal stun gun.
A common view of Georgia and Florida helmets earlier than the beginning of a recreation between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs at EverBank Stadium on November 02, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Photographs)
As Brown tries to drag out the wires from the stun gun, Kelly is allegedly proven shoving and punching the suspect whereas Bowers tries to handcuff Brown, who apparently says he is “fixing to get wealthy” as bystanders say the officers will lose their jobs.
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The division additionally supplied cellphone video through which Brown seems to succeed in for Kelly’s gun however is unable to holster it.
Later within the recreation, in what the workplace referred to as “Incident 2,” three officers are proven responding to followers deemed unruly by others in attendance. After three followers are marked as ejected, they plead to remain. “Sgt. Beasley” then grabs one of many followers in query, which prompts a melee between the followers and the officers.
One officer seemingly throws repeated hammer fists to the again of the top of 1 fan, the unique second that went viral on-line. The division didn’t launch this officer’s bodycam footage.
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Regardless of the violence, Jacksonville Sheriff T.Okay. Waters stated the officers have been “inside coverage.”
“Sure, there was power used,” Waters stated Tuesday afternoon at a information convention. “And sure, that power is at all times ugly. … [It] doesn’t imply it was illegal or opposite to coverage.”
Waters additionally stated cellphone footage was “deliberately deceptive” to “advance an anti-police agenda.” He additionally stated 35 individuals have been ejected from the sport, whereas eight in whole have been arrested, together with the 4 aforementioned suspects.
Followers tailgate earlier than the beginning of the Florida-Georgia recreation at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 2, 2024. (James Gilbert/Getty Photographs)
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Florida tied the sport at 20 within the fourth quarter on Sunday, however the Bulldogs scored 14 unanswered factors to take residence the victory.
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