{"id":87151,"date":"2025-07-23T23:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/87151\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T23:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:25:22","slug":"black-man-seen-getting-punched-through-a-window-by-a-jacksonville-police-officer-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/87151\/","title":{"rendered":"Black man seen getting punched through a window by a Jacksonville police officer speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rough Rough Jacksonville arrest update<\/a> <\/p>\n

A 22-year-old Black man who was seen being hit through a car window by a Jacksonville police officer back in February spoke out for the first time.<\/p>\n

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> – William McNeil Jr., 22, who was\u00a0arrested in Jacksonville in February, shared his story for the first time at a news conference. It comes after hearing his arresting officers will not\u00a0face any criminal charges.<\/p>\n

McNeil\u2019s loved ones\u00a0joined him at a press conference Wednesday and said the arrest was very traumatic. McNeil\u00a0added, “That day I just really wanted to know why I was getting pulled over and why I needed to step out of the car. I didn\u2019t do anything wrong. I was really just scared.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

His civil attorneys, Ben Crump and Harry Daniels, said the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office never reached out to McNeil and the officer\u2019s report doesn\u2019t match the corresponding video of the arrest captured on McNeil\u2019s phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McNeil suffered from a concussion and a tooth fracture\u00a0that required nine stitches. He\u00a0says he is currently still experiencing a cognitive decline.<\/p>\n

McNeil and his loved ones are upset by this outcome and seek justice, although it\u2019s unclear if they’re filing a lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

In February, William McNeil Jr. was pulled over at a traffic stop by Officer\u00a0D. Bowen for not having his headlights on. Bowen asked for his driver\u2019s license and registration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McNeil said he was confused why he was being pulled over for a headlight issue during the daytime,\u00a0when there was no\u00a0heavy rain. He asked for a supervisor and locked himself in the car. Bodycam footage shows the argument.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy: Office of Sheriff\/Jacksonville Police. <\/p>\n

The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said that Bowen ordered McNeil Jr. to get out of the car seven times before having to break his window. McNeil\u2019s cellphone captured the next events, which caused a media\u00a0firestorm.<\/p>\n

Bowen broke the driver\u2019s window and punched him in the face.\u00a0Bowen and supporting officers dragged McNeil out of the car and arrested him,\u00a0bringing him to the ground.<\/p>\n

McNeil pleaded guilty to resisting arrest without violence and driving with a suspended license.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The other side:<\/p>\n

The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office conducted a detailed officer\u2019s administrative review following this incident.<\/p>\n

It found that the officers\u2019 behavior did not violate\u00a0department policy.<\/p>\n

At a press conference, Sheriff T.K. Waters responded to this arrest by saying,”Yes, there was force that was absolutely used by the arresting officers and yes that force is ugly. The reality is that all force, all violence is ugly. Just because force is ugly does not mean it\u2019s unlawful or contrary to policy.”<\/p>\n

OTHER NEWS: <\/strong>Grady Judd: 8 arrested in cross-country multi-million-dollar fraud investigation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The officers said that McNeil Jr. was noncompliant 21 seconds into the interaction. They also found a knife in his passenger front seat and he had marijuana in his pocket.<\/p>\n

Sheriff Waters\u00a0has said that McNeil never filed a complaint to their office and if he did, they would have investigated this situation sooner.<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

William McNeil Jr. is a biology student at Livingston College.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He volunteers on the weekends and plays in a marching band.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has no previous criminal or arrest record.<\/p>\n

The Source:<\/b> Information for this story was taken from a news conference held by\u00a0McNeil\u2019s Attorney, Ben Crump, and a\u00a0previous press conference held by the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

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