{"id":687204,"date":"2026-06-06T03:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T03:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/687204\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T03:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T03:12:08","slug":"charles-faggarts-family-fights-to-receive-unredacted-reports-videos-from-jso-in-continued-search-for-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/687204\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Faggart\u2019s family fights to receive unredacted reports, videos from JSO in continued search for answers"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 More than a year after Charles Faggart<\/a> died following an incident inside the Duval County Jail, his family is still fighting in court to get answers.<\/p>\n

The family filed a lawsuit two months ago seeking records tied to his death, including unredacted incident reports and jail surveillance video. Since then, the legal teams for the family and the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office have been trading arguments in court over what can \u2014 and cannot \u2014 be released.<\/p>\n

What the court ordered<\/p>\n

A court document showed JSO was ordered to produce the requested records or file a written response with cause by May 29.<\/p>\n

JSO responded, stating it had provided all requested records, with two exceptions: unredacted incident reports and jail surveillance video. The agency said both are exempt because they constitute \u201ccriminal investigative information,\u201d citing an ongoing FBI investigation.<\/p>\n

When News4JAX contacted JSO about the delay in releasing those documents to the family, the agency responded: \u201cWe don\u2019t comment on pending litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ: Full lawsuit filed by Charles Faggart\u2019s family<\/a><\/p>\n

What happened to Charles Faggart<\/p>\n

Faggart was taken from the Duval County Jail to the hospital on April 7, 2025, following an incident inside the facility. He died three days later.<\/p>\n

Eight corrections officers and one sergeant involved in the incident were reassigned to positions in the courthouse, Records Unit, and Property and Evidence Unit as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n

Family\u2019s attorney pushes back<\/p>\n

On June 1, Belkis Plata, the attorney for Faggart\u2019s family, filed a response challenging JSO\u2019s exemption claim.<\/p>\n

The filing argued that JSO admitted its own investigation is complete and that while the FBI is still investigating, JSO does not have standing to claim an exemption on the FBI\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

Mother vows to keep fighting<\/p>\n

Faggart\u2019s mother, Tracey Karpas, has been vocal about the toll the unanswered questions have taken on her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still waiting to hear anything about my son, so we\u2019re just praying that we get the rest of the stuff,\u201d Karpas said in April.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cI will go to my grave fighting. I will. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any harder fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The civil trial is expected to start on May 10, 2027.<\/p>\n

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