The News4JAX I-TEAM learned a fifth guard was fired about three weeks ago for inappropriately using force.
on charges of battery, simple battery, and two counts each of violations of oath by a public officer.
Hobbs was initially hit with 10 additional charges after the incident, but the charges were dropped once the video was released. The charges that landed him in jail were also dropped.shows correctional officer Ja’Coby Anderson wrestling 23-year-old Zyaire Ratliff to the ground in the jail in March and punching him three times before another officer steps between them and waves Anderson off.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said the sheriff does not comment on pending litigation. He also said Sheriff Jim Proctor welcomes any review of incidents by an outside agency.
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