The man arrested and charged with aggravated battery in the brutal assault of a Jacksonville police officer that happened outside a Walmart Supercenter in February was ruled not competent for prosecution in October.

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The man accused of violently attacking a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer at a Walmart Supercenter pleaded not guilty Thursday to aggravated battery charges on a police officer.

The man who was arrested and faces a charge of attempted murder for assaulting a police officer Thursday outside the Walmart Supercenter on Philips Highway waived his first court appearance Friday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested and faces charges including attempted murder of a police officer following an assault Thursday outside the Walmart Supercenter on Philips Highway.