Jacksonville Deputies Cleared Criminally in Viral Arrest; Officer Stripped of Authority Amid Ongoing Review
Jacksonville Deputies Cleared Criminally in Viral Arrest; Officer Stripped of Authority Amid Ongoing Review Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announced yesterday, July 21, that the State Attorney’s Office has found no criminal wrongdoing by deputies involved in the controversial February 19, 2025, arrest of William Anthony McNeil Jr. The incident, captured in a viral cell phone video and later supplemented by body camera footage, showed deputies repeatedly punching McNeil during a traffic stop. Despite the absence of criminal charges, Sheriff Waters…