Tag: Jacksonville

Justice For Le’Keian Woods: Rodney King’s Former Lawyer Joins Legal Team In Black Man’s Brutal Police Beating

NewsOne Featured Video Source: screenshot / Wukela Civil rights attorney John Burris, who represented Rodney King, Tupac Shakur and the family of Oscar Grant, has joined Le’Keian Woods’ legal team this week.  Le’Keian Woods, the 24-year-old Black man who was brutally beaten by officers at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, will now have a stout attorney […]

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DOJ Unsure If Jacksonville’s Brutal Beating Of Cuffed Black Man Caught On Video Merits Criminal Charges

NewsOne Featured Video Source: GIANRIGO MARLETTA / Getty The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says they are monitoring the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) after officers’ brutal September beating of 24-year-old Black man Le’Keian Woods. The DOJ responded to a request from Woods’ attorneys, Harry Daniels and Marwan Porter, in early October to investigate his […]

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‘Orchard Full Of Bad Apples’: Attorneys For Le’Keian Woods Call For DOJ Investigation Into JSO

NewsOne Featured Video Source: news4jax / news4jax During a press conference on Tuesday, Attorneys representing the family of Le’Keian Woods called on the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Woods was brutally beaten by JSO police during an arrest, which went viral after a pedestrian posted the incident to […]

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Florida Sheriff Defends Cops Who Brutalized Unarmed Black Man After Seatbelt Stop

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Sean Rayford / Getty A Florida Sheriff is defending his officers after a video showing Jacksonville police violently arresting a Black man went viral online, sparking national outrage.  According to News4JAX, Sheriff T.K. Waters claims the arrest of Le’Keian Woods, 24, was justified and says the rush to judgment by the public caused […]

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Video Of Black Man ‘Beaten By Multiple’ Florida Cops Goes Viral As Family Demands Justice

NewsOne Featured Video Source: GIANRIGO MARLETTA / Getty A family is demanding justice after a video showing a Black man being handcuffed by Florida police with swollen eyes and a bloody face went viral over the weekend.  The video, which was captured by a bystander on Friday, shows Jacksonville officers detaining and arresting Le’Keian Woods, […]

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