Orlando’s Fox affiliate reports:
While the Florida Gators lost to the Georgia Bulldogs, 20-34, on Saturday down on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, there appears to have been another situation happening up in the stands.
A viral video posted to X shortly before 7 p.m. appears to show a fight between police officers and a pair of fans. The 15-second video appears to show one officer punching someone repeatedly as they’re covering their face and lying on the aisle steps, as another officer appears to repeatedly punch another person further down the aisle multiple times.
“Why are you punching him?” someone can be heard screaming in the video, which was posted on X by @BarstoolTate. As of 11 p.m., the video had 14 million views.
Read the full article. As you can see below, the local sheriff’s department has opened an investigation. In the third video below, it appears that a taser was used in a separate altercation involving the same cops. Some are claiming that one of the fans repeatedly called the Black cop the N-word. Others say that same cop was using his handcuffs as brass knuckles. Just an ugly scene.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s Professional Standards Division is aware of the videos circulating from the Georgia-Florida football game. Administrative reviews of the incidents are being opened. As such, the agency will not comment until all facts are known and the reviews… pic.twitter.com/aQdlYF568W
— Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) November 3, 2024
It just means more in the SEC pic.twitter.com/vBlGwKoTP0
— Ohio’s Tate (@BarstoolTate) November 2, 2024
Here’s my dad’s video 💀 pic.twitter.com/Xou9Xe7Evn
— maddyclark (@maddycl46560417) November 3, 2024
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office issues statement after altercation between police and fans goes viral.
“The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s Professional Standards Division is aware of the videos circulating from the Georgia-Florida football game. Administrative reviews of the… pic.twitter.com/UWNn53jBEw
— Police Incidents (@PoliceIncident) November 3, 2024