“A year later and I still know nothing,” his mother Tracey Karpas said. “The fact that I have to sue the city of Jacksonville to get a video is disgusting to me.”
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A year after Charles Faggart’s death following an incident in the Duval County Jail, his family and supporters gathered Tuesday outside the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s headquarters demanding answers, transparency and accountability.
Faggart was a chef and father who was critically injured in the jail in April 2025 and later died. Since then, nine corrections officers have come under investigation, but the family says they have yet to see key evidence, including video from inside the jail.
“That’s all we want is the truth,” said his father, Charlie Faggart, surrounded by supporters holding signs with the names of the officers under investigation.
The rally drew a crowd carrying candles and messages calling for justice. Among them was Faggart’s mother, Tracey Karpas, who said she’s frustrated that a year has passed without answers from authorities.
“I’m not happy that I’m standing here a year later and I still know nothing,” Karpas said. “I have three attorneys fighting on this case, and they won’t give them anything. The fact that I have to sue the city of Jacksonville to get a video is disgusting to me.”
She said the video was supposed to be released when the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office completed its investigation, but the case was transferred to the State Attorney’s Office and later turned over to the FBI. The family says they’ve been promised the footage for months but are still waiting.
Faggart’s family filed a lawsuit just after midnight on Tuesday, demanding a hearing be set to determine whether certain records and video evidence surrounding his death should be deemed “public” and therefore JSO be obligated to release them.
Charlie Faggart said his son was a loving man with a big heart, someone who honored his father by naming his food truck Chop It Charlie’s.
“I’m trying to honor him now since he’s not here anymore,” he said. “I miss you, son, with all my heart and soul. I just wish I could hug you one more time.”
The FBI is currently leading the investigation into Faggart’s death. A spokesperson told First Coast News there are no new updates at this time.