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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 removed 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. from his car during a traffic stop after breaking his driver-side window.
- The stop occurred because McNeil's headlights were not illuminated despite clear daylight and no inclement weather, which he questioned before the altercation.
- Video footage shows officers repeatedly striking McNeil while he was unarmed, and attorneys Crump and Daniels described this as part of a broader pattern of excessive force by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
- McNeil sustained a chipped tooth, over nine stitches to his lips, a concussion, and short-term memory loss, while attorneys asserted that he was not a threat and was assaulted despite calmly asserting his constitutional rights.
- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office acknowledged the incident, launched an internal investigation, and calls for accountability and transparency, including releasing body camera footage, have intensified.
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The video showing Florida police officers knocking and dragging a black man out of his car during a roadside check led to indignation in the United States.
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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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