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11:11 PM EDT April 1, 2024The mother of a man shot by a Jacksonville sheriff's officer in April 2022 is suing the officer involved and the City of Jacksonville. The complaint, filed in federal court Monday, says that Officer Richard C. Samples, III, violated the Constitution, JSO policies and"his own training," by"improperly and unnecessarily escalat a non-emergency situation.
Crime & Safety Expert Kim Varner said because Mahan was mentally ill, officers should have attempted to talk him down."'Drop the ax' ain't talking to him," Varner said. Failed to properly respond to the situation, failed to properly de-escalate the situation, and failed to properly defuse the situation, without resorting to deadly force
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