JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The off-duty officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office who was recorded on surveillance video last month slamming a teen at a Jacksonville Beach skate park is scheduled to appear before a judge Tuesday morning.
Stephen Hicks, 34, was charged with misdemeanor battery after he was seen on video slamming a teen to the ground who was riding an electric bicycle inside the Sunshine Skate Park.
Riding an electric bicycle inside the skate park is a violation of a park rule, but attorney Shannon Schott, who is representing the family of the victim, believes Hicks went too far when he confronted the teen…