JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and several law enforcement agencies assisted Huguenot Park rangers Sunday to temporarily shut down the park following a large fight.
An incident report obtained by News4JAX said officers closed the park to disperse the crowd. Police asked a teen, involved in the melee, to leave several times, but he refused and told them to leave him alone.
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The report said an officer attempted to arrest him, but the teen resisted. The officer was able to handcuff the teen and get him into a police cruiser. He was charged with resisting police.
As the cruiser was driving slowly on the sand to leave the park, another vehicle rear-ended it. The teen suffered minor injuries and was moved to an ambulance, which he tried to escape from. He was eventually calmed down and taken to the hospital.
A viewer shared these Facebook videos of the law enforcement response on the beach: