A viral video on social media shows a man being arrested. His family claims he was attacked by police. JSO says the incident is under investigation. The man is 24-year-old Le'Keian Woods. His family is alleging police brutality.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has launched an administrative review into an incident that took place on Friday at the intersection of Plaza Gate Lane and Trafalgar Square in Jacksonville.
A video recorded by Ruby Anderson and her husband, surfaced on social media, showing a portion of the incident in which details are unknown about the context of the situation because JSO has not provided additional information due to the active investigation.
Anderson told First Coast News that her and her husband were on their way to a convenience store when they decided to turn around because an officer "passed us really fast and turned on the side street and my husband says, 'Something must be happening really bad down through there, let's go see.'"
In the video, officers are seen surrounding 24-year-old Le'Keian Woods on the ground, next to a black Toyota Camry, his mother, Natassia Woods, confirmed and told First Coast News.
“I have a lot of questions, like why they had to do them like that. They beat him so bad," said Woods.
The video begins with a JSO vehicle pulling behind the Camry and an officer exits the vehicle. While the officer who exited the vehicle walks toward the other officers, the officers on the ground can be seen holding Woods down.
Woods' family told First Coast News that Woods, his uncle and an unidentified friend of his, were pulled over for not wearing their seatbelts as they were on their way to Woods' grandmother's house. The family also says there wasn't a warrant out for Woods' arrest but, he is on probation. The family says that about four or five officers were holding Woods to the ground with their knees on him and were punching him.
