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A decades-long history of mistrust between communities of color and law enforcement, passed from generation to generation, sits beneath the surface, coming to light with each new Black man, woman or child whose death involved an officer. In Boynton Beach, the death of 13-year-old Stanley “SJ” Davis III, brought that distrust to the surface once more.
A decades-long history of mistrust between communities of color and law enforcement, passed from generation to generation, sits beneath the surface, coming to light with each new Black man, woman or child whose death involved an officer. In Boynton Beach, the death of 13-year-old Stanley “SJ” Davis III, brought that distrust to the surface once more.
Boynton Beach Police Officer Mark Sohn, a 20-year veteran of the department, has been identified by Ben Crump as the officer who Stanley Dale Davis III was fleeing from on his new dirt bike the day after Christmas. Police records show Sohn had been previously disciplined for violating the department's vehicular pursuit and apprehension policy and was involved in two other pursuits where people died.
Boynton Beach Police Officer Mark Sohn, a 20-year veteran of the department, has been identified by civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump as the officer who Stanley Dale Davis III was fleeing from on his new dirt bike the day after Christmas. Police records show Sohn had been previously disciplined for violating the department's vehicular pursuit and apprehension policy and was involved in two other pursuits where people died.
About 30 people demanded police accountability in the death of Stanley Davis III, 13, during Tuesday's Boynton Beach city commission meeting.