{"id":421739,"date":"2026-10-08T00:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/421739\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:36:26","slug":"jso-hazmat-team-responded-to-suspicious-letter-sent-to-duval-county-courthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/421739\/","title":{"rendered":"JSO Hazmat team responded to suspicious letter sent to Duval County Courthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\"  loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/YZV6OAPE2JGGBKHW66YER5L6ZU.jpg\"\/>Duval County Courthouse (WJXT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 News4JAX learned that the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to a reported suspicious letter received at the Duval County Courthouse on Oct. 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">According to an incident report, the hazmat team was called out after a woman at the courthouse opened a character witness letter and reported feeling side effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">PREVIOUS STORY | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/10\/02\/jso-on-the-scene-of-investigation-at-duval-county-courthouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/10\/02\/jso-on-the-scene-of-investigation-at-duval-county-courthouse\/\">JSO on the scene of investigation at Duval County Courthouse<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">She reported eye irritation, dizziness, a headache, red palms and a rash after opening the letter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The letter was placed in a plastic bag until Jacksonville Fire Rescue and JSO arrived and performed a 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