{"id":84969,"date":"2025-07-23T04:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T04:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/84969\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T04:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T04:11:09","slug":"jacksonville-sheriff-answers-community-questions-on-viral-traffic-stop-at-town-hall-meeting-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/84969\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Sheriff answers community questions on viral traffic stop at town hall meeting \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters took questions from neighbors Tuesday night about the viral traffic stop where a local man was injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Action News Jax showed you Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office body camera video from the arrest on Monday and told you about discrepancies between William McNeil Jr.\u2019s cell phone video, the officers\u2019 body camera, and the police report itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/first-hit-mans-face-by-jso-officer-omitted-all-police-reports-related-controversial-arrest\/QO5NF4AMEVGYTLOJBL4YXTORBQ\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/first-hit-mans-face-by-jso-officer-omitted-all-police-reports-related-controversial-arrest\/QO5NF4AMEVGYTLOJBL4YXTORBQ\/\"><b>First hit to man\u2019s face by JSO officer omitted in all police reports related to controversial arrest<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to have somebody accountable for what has happened, and it has to be a balance between that accountability and the truth,\u201d said BJ Butler, a community member.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">BJ Butler was one of many people who attended a JSO town hall for patrol district 4 on Tuesday, where Waters answered questions about the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">He told community members delivering the information to the public was a priority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cWe could have been prohibited from releasing that information,\u201d said Waters. \u201cBut the police officer involved, although he is under administrative investigation &#8211; that is why I can\u2019t talk details about that part of it &#8211; he said please, please show that to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Waters also acknowledged there would be a negative response, which is something we have seen from some online and community groups in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The Jacksonville Community Action Committee held a rally outside City Hall Tuesday, chanting, \u201cjustice for Will\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">While McNeil\u2019s lawyers said police used excessive force, this is what Waters said about the stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cYou have to do as the officers ask you to do,\u201d said Waters. \u201cIt\u2019s not negotiable. You can\u2019t shut the door and say no and lock it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Once the administrative review of this incident is complete, the sheriff said he will share the outcome of the investigation. 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