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ORLANDO, Fla.<\/strong> – Newly released footage shows the violent arrest of a 22-year-old man during a February traffic stop by Florida<\/a> deputies, sparking renewed scrutiny of the department\u2019s use of force.<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Bodycam and cellphone footage have emerged showing the controversial arrest of 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. by Jacksonville police during a February 19 traffic stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The footage shows officers breaking McNeil\u2019s car window and forcefully removing him after he refused to exit the vehicle. He was charged with multiple offenses, including resisting arrest and drug possession, and sentenced to two days in jail \u2014 time he had already served.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n While the State Attorney\u2019s Office found no criminal wrongdoing by officers involved, it remains unclear whether the administrative review being conducted by the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office (JSO) will result in disciplinary actions. The timeline for that internal investigation\u2019s completion has not been publicly disclosed.<\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n McNeil was pulled over after an officer claimed he was driving without headlights during inclement weather. He disputed the claim, noting there was no rain, and asked for a supervisor.\u00a0<\/p>\n SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35’S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n His refusal to provide identification or exit the vehicle escalated the situation, culminating in a forcible arrest captured on both his phone and police body cameras. McNeil’s attorneys allege he suffered a chipped tooth, concussion, memory loss, and needed stitches following the incident.<\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> This story was written based on information shared by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Law Offices of Harry M. Daniels, LLC via Storyful.<\/p>\n Florida<\/a>Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. – Newly released footage shows the violent arrest of a 22-year-old man during a February traffic…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":85259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,6082,3188,723,7310,50,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-85258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-crime-publicsafety","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114901195604779035","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}