Le'Keian Woods files federal lawsuit against Jacksonville police after brutal beating
Attorneys for Le’Keian Woods have filed a lawsuit against four Jacksonville officers, accusing them of excessive use of force.
Attorneys for a Florida man brutally beaten by Jacksonville officers in a viral video last year announced Thursday a federal lawsuit against the officers involved in the incident.
Footage showed Le’Keian Woods bloodied and bruised as officers surrounded him after a traffic stop on Sept. 29, 2023. A mugshot showed Woods with two swollen, black eyes and lacerations on his face, sparking public outrage.
More than a year later, Woods spoke briefly about the incident alongside his attorneys in a news conference outside the Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse in Jacksonville.
“I was stopped at a traffic stop and I ran. I got kind of scared; I knew they was going to shoot me. I panicked and I ran,” Woods told reporters, adding that he continues to endure “a lot of migraine pain, a lot of eyesight pain” as a result of the beating.
An image from cellphone video shows Le’Keian Woods surrounded by officers as he's taken into custody.Ruby Anderson via APWoods’ attorney Harry Daniels announced the lawsuit against Detectives Beau Daigle, Trey McCullough and Hunter Sullivan and now-former Detective Josue Garriga, accusing them of excessive use of force. According to the lawsuit, the officers violated Woods’ Fourth Amendment right when they pulled him over for “an alleged seatbelt violation” and brutally beat Woods after he fled. The lawsuit states that Woods is still receiving medical care and suffers from myriad mental health symptoms, according to NBC affiliate WTLV of Jacksonville.
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