Jacksonville deputies had been mostly quiet amid mounting criticism they were overly physical Saturday in confrontations with rowdy fans attending an SEC football game affectionately known as “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party."
Several cellphone videos of the fights had gone viral and appeared to show deputies responding with disproportionate force to unruly fans. Jeremy Williamson, who recorded one of the clashes, told the Florida Times-Union it was a clear case of police brutality.
