JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its review of the case of a drug suspect who was repeatedly punched, elbowed and kneed by police officers during a traffic stop in northeast Florida, officials said Friday.
James Felte Jr., Justice Department criminal section chief, wrote in a letter to Jacksonville Sheriff T.K.
Waters that the arrest of Le’Keian Woods does not give rise to a prosecutable violation of federal civil rights laws.
Mug shots taken after the arrest showed him with both eyes swollen shut and bruises and cuts on his face.
Officers knew Woods had once been accused of murder, was on probation for armed robbery and had been connected to firearms and drug trafficking when they gave chase after a traffic stop, Waters said.
Persons:
James Felte Jr, Waters, Le’Keian Woods, Woods, Harry Daniels, “, ” Woods
Organizations:
U.S . Department of Justice, Department, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K
Locations:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Florida