Jamari Brooks was stepping out of a doctor’s office in 2022 when he was ordered at gunpoint by officers from the Jacksonville sheriff’s gang unit to get on the ground – even though the 27-year-old Black man had committed no crime.

One cop placed his foot on Brooks’ head as he was facedown on the ground, while another cop allowed a police dog to maul his arm even though he was not resisting or fighting.

Another cop grabbed his ankles and crossed them, bending his legs against his buttocks while planting his knee on Brooks’ legs.

The torture and abuse continued for nearly a minute before they finally handcuffed him and realized they had arrested the wrong Black man.

“Ain’t him,” said Jacksonville sheriff officer Josue Garriga, who is now serving a 24-year prison sentence for sexually exp

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