Fans and police in Jacksonville engage in chaotic brawls during the Florida-Georgia game, with one fan making a racial slur and threatening to kill another.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office stated that the officers did not violate policy.
At least two incidents occurred during the Florida-Georgia game on Saturday where police officers appeared to brutally assault fans present.
A video of a police officer hitting a Florida fan in the head with hammer fists has gone viral online. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office released footage of both incidents.
In "Incident 1," two officers confronted a man named Walter Brown in the final rows of EverBank Stadium, where Brown claimed that a fan attacked him and attempted to abduct his children.
After being asked to leave by officers, Brown is said to have turned to a woman and declared, "Either I'll kill a cop or I won't leave."
Officer Kelly pulls out a stun gun while Officer Bowers tries to speak with Brown, who refuses to leave.
Brown threatens to beat Bowers's "f---ing ass," and Kelly attempts to grab his arm, prompting Brown to say, "Don't touch me, n-----," before Kelly fires a stun gun.
Bowers attempts to subdue Brown but fails. Later, Brown allegedly calls Kelly a slur four more times before Bowers uses his stun gun.
Kelly is accused of pushing and punching the suspect while Bowers attempts to handcuff Brown, who claims he's "fixing to get rich" as bystanders allege the officers will lose their jobs.
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The department released a cellphone video showing Brown attempting to grab Kelly's gun but failing to do so.
In "Incident 2," three fans are marked as ejected, but they plead to stay. Later, Sgt. Beasley grabs one of the fans, leading to a melee between the fans and the officers.
The viral video showed one officer repeatedly hitting the back of a fan's head with a hammer fist, but the department did not release the officer's bodycam footage.
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Despite the violence, T.K. Waters, the Jacksonville Sheriff, stated that the officers acted in accordance with policy.
"Yes, force was used, and it is always unpleasant, but it does not necessarily mean it was illegal or against policy, according to Waters."
Waters stated that the cellphone footage was intentionally misleading to promote an anti-police agenda. He also mentioned that 35 people were removed from the game, while eight people, including the four suspects, were arrested in total.
On Sunday, the Bulldogs scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, winning the game 24-20 against Florida.
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