Attorney Sues Jacksonville Police Over Delayed Body Cam Footage

As of November 13th, 2025, a local attorney in Jacksonville, Florida is taking legal action against the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) for not providing body camera footage he had requested several months earlier. The attorney, Justin Drach, says there is "no excuse" for JSO to withhold the footage, which he had requested in March for a case involving a minor being transported under the Baker Act.

Drach is also seeking body camera footage from a more recent case, involving the death of Rashaud Martin, a schizophrenic man who died last month while in JSO custody. Martin was found unresponsive by officers outside a mental health resources center after being taken into custody following a domestic disturbance call at his mother's home. The police report states that Martin had used drugs and that officers administered multiple doses of Narcan, but it did not revive him. However, Martin's family claims he was not a drug user and was only taking medication for his schizophrenia diagnosis.

Drach is urging JSO to release the body camera footage, stating that the people of Duval County are "entitled to their public records." He plans to file another lawsuit if he cannot obtain the footage in Rashaud's case, saying "We are not going to accept this anymore." Martin's family is left with many unanswered questions about his death, with his sister Lucretia stating that he "didn't deserve to go out like he did, just from a medical emergency."