JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The president of Jacksonville’s Fraternal Order of Police said Wednesday he is “confident” the nine corrections officers under investigation in connection with the death of a Duval County Jail inmate will be exonerated.

Charles Faggart, 31, died after an unspecified incident inside the Duval County Jail on April 7. Faggart was on a ventilator for several days before he died at the hospital on April 10.

Wednesday afternoon, Lodge 5-30 Fraternal Order of Police President Randy Reaves issued a press release on social media stating, based on the facts and evidence in the case, he believes the officers involved will be exonerated.

“We are confident the investigation, based on facts and evidence, will exonerate the nine officers,” Reaves said. “JSO Corrections Officers are well-trained professionals who dutifully follow established policies and procedures established by federal, state and local authorities.”

He also cautioned the public against “rushing to judgment based on social media speculation” concerning the incident that left Faggart dead.

“We share in the community’s anticipation and the revelations of pending reports from the Medical Examiner’s Office as well as other agencies investigating this incident,” Reaves said.

Last week, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters requested the Federal Bureau of Investigation to partner in the investigation alongside JSO and the State Attorney’s Office into the incident that left Faggart with fatal injuries.

Belkis Plata, the attorney representing Faggart’s family, said he had been brain-dead since the day of his injuries. 

On Monday, JSO released the names of the officers involved, along with a redacted incident report. 

The unredacted sections of the report state that Faggart was restrained after displaying “aggressive, erratic and disruptive behavior” the morning of April 7. The report states that Faggart exhibited “increasingly aggressive behavior” after being placed in a restraint safety chair by “kicking his feet and thrashing his body.”

The first time frame indicated in the report is 7:04 a.m., in which one sergeant and three officers escorted Faggart to a room while he was restrained.

Several sentences in the report are redacted to maintain the integrity of the criminal investigation, according to JSO.

In a statement following the release of the reports, Plata claimed JSO did not notify Faggart’s family until 36 hours after the incident.

“They have learned everything they know alongside the rest of the community — and that is simply unacceptable,” the statement said.

The family’s attorney noted that the redacted report is based on the accounts of the officers currently under investigation.

JSO said the redacted report was released “as a matter of transparency” while “maintaining the integrity of the criminal investigation.”

“It is a top priority for Sheriff Waters and his administration to get the information involving this incident to Mr. Faggart’s family, friends, and our community,” JSO wrote on social media Monday. “However, we ask people to respect that serious investigations like this take time and it is our duty to get it right. Rest assured; we will release relevant case details as soon as we are able to do so.”

JSO said that once the criminal investigation is completed, an administrative review of the incident will be conducted to determine if the agency’s policies and procedures were followed correctly by staff.