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JSO says massive gathering of young people near Friendship Fountain was part of ‘planned takeover’

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a Saturday night gathering near Friendship Fountain stemmed from “several planned takeover events” circulating on social media and included about 600 to 700 young people. According to JSO, its officers safely broke up the gathering after witnessing some of the event’s attendees engaging in drug use, fighting, and pepper-spraying each other, and made one arrest.