Federal prosecutors have elicited witness testimony since the summer about the controversial death of a 31-year-old father at the Duval County jail, according to copies of nearly a dozen grand jury subpoenas The Tributary obtained through a public-records request.

Last week, State Attorney Melissa Nelson said the U.S. Attorney’s Office took the lead on the investigation into the April death of Charles Faggart, but it has been unclear what actions, if any, the FBI or federal prosecutors had taken on the case. The subpoenas suggest that the U.S. Attorney’s Office was already in the process of taking a deep look at the circumstances surrounding Faggart’s death.

JSO did not return a request for comment, and the FBI said it would not comment on the investigation.

Prosecutors began ordering w

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