On April 27, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida, a routine trespassing call at the Scores gentleman’s club ended in a violent excessive force case that would cost the city millions. Officer Akinyemi Borisade and his partner arrested Myra Martinez, a reportedly intoxicated woman, after she refused to leave the property. But the real brutality happened later—inside the jail.
Once inside the pre-trial detention facility, Martinez was escorted to a room to change her clothes. While she was topless and in only her underwear, multiple male officers entered the room and used unnecessary force on her. Witnesses say she was knocked unconscious for nearly ten minutes and had to be revived with smelling salts.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office terminated and arrested Borisade for simple battery. But the city later settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Martinez, paying her a significant sum for the violation of her constitutional rights. This case exposes what happens when the badge becomes a weapon—and why cameras are the only thing standing between citizens and abuse.
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