Video shows teen thrown off e-bike at skate park; Jacksonville officer arrested

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Video obtained by First Coast News appears to show the moment an off-duty officer grabbed a teen by the shoulder, pulled him off an e-bike and threw him to the ground at Sunshine Park Saturday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says that 36-year-old Stephen Hicks, a five-year JSO veteran, faces a misdemeanor battery charge.

Hicks was released on bond after turning himself in to JSO’s Integrity Unit. The sheriff’s office has reassigned him pending the outcome of the case…

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