Officer Stephen Hicks is accused of pulling a teenager off of an e-bike at a Jacksonville Beach skate park and throwing him to the ground, causing minor injuries.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was arrested over the weekend after allegedly injuring a teenager at a Jacksonville Beach skate park.

On Saturday, Jan. 17, Jacksonville Beach police officers responded to a report that teenagers were riding e-bikes inside Sunshine Park, JSO said, which is against the rules. While speaking with officers, a teenager told them that he had been pulled off his e-bike and thrown to the ground by an adult, causing minor injuries.

The suspect was revealed to be Stephen Hicks, an off-duty police officer and 5-year agency veteran. 

In a news release Sunday, JSO said witnesses corroborated the report, and said Hicks fell on top of the teen after pulling him to the ground. Hicks reportedly identified himself to the teens afterward by showing them his badge, but left before officers arrived.

Hicks later turned himself in to JSO’s integrity unit investigators. He is charged with misdemeanor battery and has been administratively reassigned as the criminal case continues.

This is the 4th arrest of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office employee so far in 2026. Earlier this week, 19-year agency veteran Jose Guerra, 54, was arrested for battery against a woman and witness tampering.