Man punched in viral traffic stop speaks out
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A viral video of a February traffic stop shows officers in Jacksonville, Florida, arresting William McNeil Jr. after one of them broke his car window and hit him in the face, prompting an investigation.
Florida lawmakers and notable civil rights attorneys are calling out Jacksonville Sheriff's Office after a video showing an officer striking a Black man in the face during a traffic stop.
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Footage of viral Jacksonville traffic stop appears to show JSO squad cars with their headlights off
Having headlights off during inclement weather was cited as the reason why officers pulled William McNeil over in a now-viral February traffic stop.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has launched an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred in February, but was shown in a video posted to social media early Sunday morning.
William McNeil Jr. was pulled over by police in Jacksonville, Fla. and dragged from his vehicle when he refused to obey instructions. Now-viral video shows a white officer break the driver’s side window and strike the Black driver in the face.