A Jacksonville man is suing Sheriff T.K. Waters and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, claiming officers used excessive force and violated his constitutional rights during a February arrest on charges that were later dropped.

The case is now part of a growing list of lawsuits filed against JSO this year.

Michael Kistner says JSO officers punched and slammed him when they took him into custody on Feb. 1, and his lawyers allege he was unlawfully detained without probable cause.

It happened along Lakeside Drive in the Fairfax neighborhood after Kistner was alerted that his car was being towed. Kistner said he approached Officers Adnan Residovic and Officer B.T. Denton, asking for an explanation. One officer told Kistner his car was blocking the sidewalk, the suit says.

The lawsuit claims

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