Nationally known civil rights attorney Ben Crump is taking on another high-profile case in Jacksonville, this time representing Erika McGriff, a local mother who says she was violently arrested in front of her young daughter.
The incident, caught partially on body camera, has raised legal and ethical questions about the use of force by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers.
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The arrest happened on October 7, outside McGriff’s daughter’s school. According to JSO, McGriff had allegedly left her car running in an intersection. Officers said she struck an officer first, which led to her arrest on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting with violence, and driving on a suspended license.
But criminal defense attorney Chris Carson, who reviewed the footage made public so far, said it’s still unclear whether the level of force used was legally justified…