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Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, JUL 22 – Officer D. Bowers was suspended after video showed him punching William McNeil Jr. during a traffic stop; McNeil was charged with resisting arrest without violence, officials said.
- On February 19, 2025, Jacksonville police officers forcibly stopped 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. near Woodstock neighborhood and violently restrained him after citing his headlights were off.
- The incident followed McNeil's request to speak with a supervisor and occurred during clear daylight without rain, raising questions about the stop's necessity.
- Video footage shows officers smashing McNeil's driver-side window, punching him multiple times, unbuckling his seatbelt, pulling him forcibly from the vehicle, and subduing him on the ground.
- McNeil sustained multiple injuries, such as a tooth that broke through his lip, more than nine stitches, a concussion, and temporary memory loss, while his lawyers Harry Daniels and Ben Crump criticized the persistent use of excessive force by JSO officers.
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office acknowledged the viral video and launched an internal investigation, while civil rights leaders and a Florida lawmaker urge accountability and justice system reform to prevent further incidents.
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A video showing agents from Jacksonville County, Florida, beating and forcibly pulling an African-American man out of his car during a traffic stop has gone viral and has generated outrage nationwide.The images show 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. sitting in the driver's seat while asking to speak to a supervisor, when an officer breaks the window and hits him in the face.Then, several policemen drag him out of the vehicle and throw him to the gr…
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Source: Alphotographic / Getty William Anthony McNeil, Jr. was assaulted by a group of Jacksonville Police Department officers. We all saw it with our own two eyes. Sadly, that’s rarely enough for boys and belles in blue to be held to account for their actions. The viral video of McNeil being subjected to a broken car window and punches to the face that left him with a missing tooth are gaining more and more traction everyday on bigger and bigge…
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