Initial investigation shows officers did not violate JSO policy in viral arrest videos, Sheriff Waters says

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said an initial investigation shows his officers at the Georgia-Florida game Saturday did not violate any JSO policy in the viral arrest videos circulating online. 

A viral video posted Saturday from one side of the stadium shows two fans being punched by two officers. The video has garnered 34.8 million views on X. At one point in the video, one of the officers in uniform appears to punch a fan at least seven times. First Coast News obtained new footage Monday from a fan who attended the game. It shows a cellphone video of one of two altercations at the stadium that went viral.

Waters spoke to the media Monday at 5 p.m. The press conference lasted just under an hour as Waters provided an explanation of the incidents before playing cellphone and bodycam footage …