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Attorney for man who was punched by JSO officer calls lack of contact between client and state prosecutors a ‘problem’
DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 23 – Jacksonville officers were cleared of criminal charges by the State Attorney's Office despite viral video showing force used during a traffic stop involving William McNeil Jr.
- On February 19, during a traffic stop in Jacksonville, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. was struck by an officer and physically extracted from his vehicle after the officers broke his car window.
- The incident gained national attention after a viral video showed the use of force, prompting an ongoing investigation into whether JSO officers violated department policy.
- Civil rights attorneys Benjamin Crump and Harry Daniels represent McNeil, highlighting his calm demeanor and asserting the stop was racially motivated and unjustified over a headlight claim.
- Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announced he intends to terminate the officer involved, who had five prior complaints, and noted the State Attorney's Office cleared officers of criminal wrongdoing.
- McNeil's attorneys plan to pursue all legal remedies for justice, while the NAACP demands immediate answers, and an internal review continues amid public and political scrutiny.
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A cellphone video showing a white police officer in Jacksonville, Florida, punching a black man in the face during a traffic stop in February before officers pulled the driver out of his car has sparked outrage online, as conflicting accounts of the incident have emerged. The video, which 22-year-old driver William McNeil Jr. shot from inside his car, is a graphic depiction of brutality, say his civil rights attorneys, Ben Crump and Harry Daniel…
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Civil rights advocates condemned the sheriff's department in Jacksonville, Florida, after a video of officers punching a black man and throwing him to the ground during a February traffic stop went viral online.
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