JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The family of Charles Faggart, an inmate at the Duval County Jail who died after an incident on April 7 involving nine corrections officers, said the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office did not give them prior notice before releasing a “heavily redacted” report to the public on Monday.

Belkis Plata, the attorney representing Faggart’s family, said in a statement Monday that they are “expressing grief, anger and deep frustration,” following the release of the redacted incident report, adding the family was not made aware a report was being released.

“They have been begging for answers, only to receive fragmented and selective information through media reports, under the guise of transparency,” the statement said.

Faggart was on a ventilator for two days before he died at the hospital. Plata said he had been brain-dead since the day of his injuries.

Eight corrections officers and one corrections sergeant are listed as part of the active investigation and have been stripped of their corrections authority. JSO released the names of the officers involved Monday, 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 Sgt. W. Cox and Officer E. Kurtovic and two other 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, JSO said.

The report states that approximately two hours later, medical staff and members of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded and conducted chest compressions on Faggart. The report states that a JSO lieutenant arrived on the scene with medical staff and a JSO chief arrived minutes later.

“By 9 a.m., chest compressions were underway, meaning Charles was in cardiac arrest and, by the time he arrived at the hospital, he was brain-dead,” the family’s statement said. 

Plata said the family did not receive a call from JSO until 36 hours later on April 8, around 6 p.m., “when a JSO detective simply told the family to ‘watch the news.'” 

“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.”

The following corrections officers who were suspended pending investigation were identified by JSO on Monday:

• Sgt. W.H. Cox #76320
• Ofc. T.C. Pennamon #88613
• Ofc. G.L. Mckinnis #86574
• Ofc. D.D. Thomas #82590
• Ofc. M.E. Sullivan #84331
• Ofc. P.L. Collins #88641
• Ofc. A.K. Maygoo #88643
• Ofc. E. Kurtovic #84333
• Ofc. J.J. Bullard #88012

Records obtained by First Coast News show that four of the corrections officers under investigation in connection with Faggart’s death had complaints filed against them, some of which were made by inmates.

On Sunday, dozens of protesters gathered on the steps of the Police Memorial Building on Bay Street, calling for the names of the officers involved to be released. Charles Faggart’s mother, Tracey Karpas, was in attendance and spoke publicly for the first time since her son’s death. She said she was thankful for her time with her 31-year-old son.

“I should have gotten at least 31 more,” Karpas said. She held a sign reading “Justice for Charles, mom loves you” in front of the crowd while holding back tears.

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.