Jacksonville Police Officer Matthew Alimurung has been charged with second degree aggravated battery and falsifying a document as a public servant. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO), Alimurung shot a suspect with a taser following a pursuit and tried to spit on him. JSO spokesman Pat Ivey held a press conference (video below) in which he said that Alimurung's body camera was his undoing. The body camera footage contradicted the official statement of events given by Alimurung which is why he is also being charged with making a false statement.
Ivey stated at the press conference that he was not sure if a taser was involved or not, but most mainstream media outlets are reporting that the battery charge is based on a tasing. Ivey seems to imply that Alimurung struck the suspect multiple times. We cannot find an image of Alimurung. The JSO website does not include a mugshot with his arrest information.
The JSO posted the following information about Alimurung:
Housing Location: PDF
Admitted: 11/13/2020 04:27 PM
ID Check Completed: N
Released: N/A
Release Reason: N/A
Bond Agency: N/A
Bond Agency Address: N/A
Age: 32
Race: O
Eyes: BROWN
Sex: M
Hair: BLACK
Height: 507 inches
Weight: 175 pounds
Arrested: 11/13/2020Expected Release Date: N/A
Length of Sentence: N/A
Pending Unsentenced Charges: Yes
Payment Required For Release: * $15,006.00
Completed Admissions Process: N
Arresting Agency: JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
How Long in Jax (Years/Months): 24/0
Next Court Date: 11/14/2020 09:00 AM , PRE-TRIAL DETENTION, J1A
Visitation Information: Inmates must finish the admission process before being eligible for visitation.
Charge Information
Statute: 838.022(1)(A)
Description: PUBLIC SERVANT FALSIFY OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
Bond: $5,003.00
Fine: N/A
Purge: N/A
Blanket Bond Group:
Charge Type: FEL
Capias/Warrant: N/A
Case #: 162020af101427
OBTS: 1607058155
Date Entered: 11/13/2020 4:43:46 PM
Charge Status: NEW CHARGE
Jurisdiction: N/A
Sentence Date: N/A
Years: 0
Months: 0
Days: 0
Charge Comments: N/A
Statute: 002.000
Description: FEL CHARGE NOT IN COPS-MORE\CMIS SEE COMMENTS
Bond: $10,003.00
Fine: N/A
Purge: N/A
Blanket Bond Group:
Charge Type: FEL
Capias/Warrant: N/A
Case #: 162020af101427
OBTS: 1607058155
Date Entered: 11/13/2020 4:43:27 PM
Charge Status: NEW CHARGE
Jurisdiction: N/A
Sentence Date: N/A
Years: 0
Months: 0
Days: 0
Charge Comments: 784.045(1)(A)(2),AGGRAVATED BATTERY-WITH A DEADLY WEAPON;F2