‘I Want People to Understand’: Sheriff Waters Addresses Questions at Town Hall About Viral Arrest Video
DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 23 – Sheriff T.K. Waters addressed community concerns and ongoing administrative reviews after a viral video showed deputies using force during a February traffic stop involving William McNeil Jr.
- On Tuesday night, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters hosted a town hall in District 4, addressing questions about the viral traffic stop for the first time since Monday’s news conference.
- On February 19, Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies stopped William Anthony McNeil for allegedly not having headlights on in clear daytime conditions, capturing deputies punching and dragging him from his car.
- Discrepancies emerge in official accounts, with the incident report omitting that Deputy D. Bowers punched McNeil while in the car, and body camera footage does not show McNeil reaching for a knife, Sheriff Waters said.
- The State Attorney’s Office noted no criminal charges are recommended, and Officer D. Bowers has been stripped of his authority pending review.
- Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey outlined that the administrative review could end in terminations and set mid-January as the timeline.
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Florida: Black Student Dragged From Car, Punched by Law Officers During Traffic Stop, Says He Was Scared, Confused (Watch Video)
A Black college student shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law officers during a traffic stop faces a long recovery from injuries that include a concussion and a lip punctured by one of his teeth, his lawyers said Wednesday. Florida: Black Student Dragged From Car, Punched by Law Officers During Traffic Stop, Says He Was Scared, Confused (Watch Video).
What we know about the violent Jacksonville traffic stop that went viral
Photo attached: credit – Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — William McNeil, Jr., the 22-year-old Florida man whose violent arrest by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies was caught in a viral video, is expected to speak out about the incident during a press conference outside the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning. The sheriff’s office said on Sunday that the agency launched an investigation into the Feb. 19 inciden…
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