'Traumatic brain injury and PTSD': Black student beaten by cops over headlights during traffic stop files federal lawsuit

'Traumatic brain injury and PTSD': Black student beaten by cops over headlights during traffic stop files federal lawsuit

A 22-year-old Black college student has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville police officers and the city after a traffic stop turned violent earlier this year. William McNeil Jr., a biology student at Livingstone College in North Carolina, was pulled over on February 19, 2025, for allegedly not having his headlights on and not wearing a seatbelt. The incident, captured on video by McNeil himself, shows officers breaking his car window a…