A peaceful evening at Blue Cypress Park turned into a scene of panic yesterday as JSO shut down a “teen takeover” involving roughly 200 youths. The gathering involved a fight where JSO arrested three teens.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) shuttered the park after violence erupted near the soccer fields. According to incident reports, the gathering escalated quickly when a fight broke out among teenage girls. Police ultimately arrested two 12-year-olds and one 13-year-old in connection with the fight.
Footage captured by witnesses shows the moment the teens circled around the teens fighting. Then another video shows officers moving in to restrain one of the teens on the ground as dozens of others fled the scene…