JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released the initial incident report on what happened inside the Duval County Jail on Monday, April 7, that later led to one inmate’s death, and nine corrections employees being removed from their positions and stripped of their corrections authority.
The report also named those officers who were removed from duty.
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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters first announced publicly on Tuesday that eight corrections officers and one corrections sergeant are part of the active investigation into Charles Faggart’s death and have been stripped of their corrections authority.
According to the report released Monday, their names and identification numbers are:
- Sgt. W.H. Cox #76320
- Ofc. T.C. Pennamon #88613
- Ofc. G.L. Mckinnis #86574
- Ofc. D.D. Thomas #82590
- Ofc. M.E. Sullivan #84331
- Ofc. P.L. Collins #88641
- Ofc. A.K. Maygoo #88643
- Ofc. E. Kurtovic #84333
- Ofc. J.J. Bullard #88012
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We received the partial histories of all the officers involved in this incident. Four officers had previous complaints that were sustained; most were minor. However, the sergeant on duty had been previously reprimanded for violating the response to resistance policy, the same issue being addressed here.
Additionally, JSO in a social media post also released the names of officers who may have witnessed or responded to the incident:
- Lt. S.M. Wesley #73341
- Lt. L. Dickens #31247
- Sgt. K.R. Clarida #68523
- Ofc. M.E. Prendergast #88989
- Ofc. M.M. Lane #88631
- Ofc. C.R. Morgan #83538
- Ofc. J.W. Clifton #83565
- Ofc. J.R. Baldwin #78053
- Ofc. J.E. Vertus #88658
- Ofc. H.T. Sanders #87392
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Portions of the incident report are redacted, or crossed out.
JSO said this is to maintain the integrity of the investigation.
“Every document we release must be carefully checked to ensure that we do not violate Florida State Statute in the release of confidential information, or release exempt information prematurely, which would jeopardize the criminal investigation,” JSO said in a statement.
Read the report with redactions from JSO below:
Incident_25-199183 by ActionNewsJax on Scribd
Read JSO’s latest statement on the investigation below:
Statement by ActionNewsJax on Scribd
Belkis Plata, the attorney representing Faggart’s family, released the following statement upon the release of the report:
“The family of Charles Faggart is expressing grief, anger, and deep frustration following the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s decision to publicly release a heavily redacted incident report and the names of nine correctional officers involved in the incident that led to Charles’ death — all without any prior notice to his family. While the Sheriff may not consider this newly released report part of the official investigation, the family does. They have been begging for answers, only to receive fragmented and selective information through media reports, under the guise of transparency.
“What this report makes clear is that the incident involving Charles began around 7:00 AM on April 7th. By 9:00 AM, chest compressions were underway, meaning Charles was in cardiac arrest and, by the time he arrived at the hospital, he was brain dead. Yet the family did not receive a call until nearly 36 hours later — on Tuesday April 8th around 6:00 PM — when a JSO detective simply told the family to “watch the news.” They have learned everything they know alongside the rest of the community — and that is simply unacceptable.
“To make matters worse, the Sheriff has now released a report based entirely on the accounts of the very officers who — according to our sources — the Sheriff himself has called to be criminally prosecuted. The fact that this is the narrative being presented to the public, while the family continues to sit in the dark is devastating."
Timeline of events so far
Action News Jax told you Wednesday when Waters announced that he had asked the FBI to help investigate. Currently, the FBI said there is no open federal investigation.
On Thursday, Plata said that Faggart had died.
On Friday, two law enforcement sources told Action News Jax what happened in Duval County Jail prior to Faggart’s death.
Hundreds turned out Sunday for a march and a rally in front of JSO headquarters in downtown Jacksonville.
“I loved Charles and he deserved so much more than this. And that’s all I have to say,” said Caitlyn Benz, the mother of Faggart’s six-year-old son Lincoln.
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