The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is facing a federal lawsuit for a 2022 incident where the department’s Gang Unit and its K9 are accused of violently taking down the wrong man as he left a therapy appointment.

The lawsuit said on July 21, 2022, Jamari Brooks was walking out of the doctor’s office on Blanding Boulevard and saw JSO Gang Unit Officers standing around the entrance of the building with guns drawn, telling him to get on the ground.

Brooks can be seen on JSO body cam footage, which was shared with News4JAX by his attorney, lying down on his stomach with his arms outstretched as he is surrounded by officers.

According to the lawsuit, an officer kneeled on Brooks’ back and shoved his head into the ground during his arrest. Then another officer released K-9 Huk, who bit him in t

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