Posted on 07/22/2025 6:20:47 PM PDT by Morgana
A newly released video of a February traffic stop showing officers in Jacksonville, Florida, arresting a man after one of them broke his car window and hit him in the face has prompted an investigation into the officers' use of force.
William McNeil Jr. posted the video he had recorded to social media on Sunday, saying he was pulled over on Feb. 19. In the video, an officer from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office tells McNeil he was pulled over because his headlights were off. McNeil, 22, tells the officer that other drivers also had their headlights off and asked to speak to a supervisor, and that's when "things escalated quickly as you can see," he wrote on Instagram.
The video then shows an officer smashing McNeil's driver's side window, demanding he get out of the car and hitting him in the face. The officers then open McNeil's car door and pull him out.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said Monday that it's investigating the incident after it was made aware of the video circulating online, although the statement noted that "the State Attorney's Office has determined that none of the involved officers violated criminal law." The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said it began both a criminal and administrative review of the officers' actions. The administrative reviews are ongoing, the sheriff's office said.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing McNeil, said in a statement Monday that the video doesn't match what the officers said happened. He called the incident "a disturbing reminder" that asking for basic rights, like why McNeil was pulled over, "can be met with violence for Black Americans."
CBS News has reached out to the Florida State Attorney's Office for comment.
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There is a longer video from afar, that shows a completely different story with the added context...
He's fortunate he isn't dead.
Not getting out of the car when directed to by the police can be dangerous...
The cop, IMHO, used great restraint by just punching him instead of pistol-whipping or tasing him...
The first few OLD stories of “police officer shot by driver during traffic stop” show why taking chances with the kindly Mr. Rogers approach is sometimes deadly to the officers.
looks really bad.
you liberals should stay away from florida
Yes, he disobeyed a lawful order to exit the car. At that point the reason for the stop became irrelevant.
But there was no reason for the punch. That appeared to be frustration and unnecessary.
Exactly..it was on Greg Kelly last night. The POS deserved what he got.
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