The family of an Orange Park woman says what started as a simple traffic stop in Jacksonville turned into a violent confrontation while she was out working a DoorDash shift. Relatives say 34-year-old Tiara Young was pulled from her car and left with injuries after an encounter with a Jacksonville deputy. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says its Internal Affairs unit reviewed what happened and concluded the arrest followed department policy.
Family Posts Cellphone Video
Young’s sister shared cellphone video on social media that family members say shows an officer driving a knee into Young’s eye and some of her braids ripped from her scalp. According to News4JAX, the traffic stop happened while Young was delivering food and began over a taillight that was not illuminated.
What The Video And Arrest Report Show
Audio in the cellphone clips captures the deputy repeatedly telling Young to roll her window down and get out of the car. At one point, the officer can be heard saying, "Ma'am, step out of the car." As reported by News4JAX, the arrest report states Young lowered the window only about an inch, searched through several bags for her identification, did not follow commands after she exited the vehicle and was ultimately charged with resisting an officer without violence.
JSO Response And Body-Worn Camera Process
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office told reporters that Internal Affairs reviewed the incident and determined the arrest was within department policy, and that body-worn camera footage will be released. The agency’s Body-Worn Camera unit handles thousands of public records requests each year and lays out its procedures in its annual materials; see the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office annual report for details on how body-worn camera requests are processed. Requests for footage typically move through JSO’s designated body-worn camera and public records channels.
Civil-Rights Attorney Retained
Family members say civil-rights attorney Ben Crump will represent Young in a possible civil case. Crump has recently taken on other Jacksonville-area use-of-force incidents and has publicly pushed for preservation and release of body-worn camera footage in similar arrests, according to a Ben Crump Law press release about a recent JSO case.
What To Watch Next
The key moments ahead include the public release of the body-worn camera footage and any administrative or prosecutorial action tied to the Internal Affairs review. If the family moves forward with a civil lawsuit, both the footage and the details in the arrest report are likely to sit at the center of competing accounts of what happened on that Jacksonville roadside.
