{"id":31551,"date":"2025-07-22T18:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=31551"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:41:07","slug":"video-shows-cops-punching-black-man-during-traffic-stop-busted-lip-in-mug-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=31551","title":{"rendered":"Video Shows Cops Punching Black Man During Traffic Stop, Busted Lip In Mug Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article article--permalink \"><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-040354ccc55204d2a1f5b618600d5514\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-2ac3757c-92ea-476e-b551-a3552cfb4525-2129246225-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-2ac3757c-92ea-476e-b551-a3552cfb4525-2129246225-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4d\/16by9\/2025\/07\/22\/4d4037a6886b4e389965023d7101cff3_md.jpg\" alt=\"072225_william_mcneil_traffic_stop_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-2ac3757c-92ea-476e-b551-a3552cfb4525-2129246225\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:2ac3757c-92ea-476e-b551-a3552cfb4525\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office via Storyful<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-040354ccc55204d2a1f5b618600d5514--> <!--\/#cb-eb5bade3d744b02b9b3b4923b61e5abd--> <!--\/#cb-adf477c1879398ec11075fb62b3c3ab7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f421e829927bf671f8be2b2670b2913b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-a21077a0-e345-415c-80f0-fd9e185760f7-1228508845-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-a21077a0-e345-415c-80f0-fd9e185760f7-1228508845-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/63\/16by9\/2025\/07\/22\/63b43379aacd4a5a9128754c47c75891_md.jpg\" alt=\"072225_william_mcneil_traffic_stop_pov_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-a21077a0-e345-415c-80f0-fd9e185760f7-1228508845\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:a21077a0-e345-415c-80f0-fd9e185760f7\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f421e829927bf671f8be2b2670b2913b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bf537895593b8937e8f59277d633d930\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">McNeil questions deputies who told him he was being pulled over for not using his headlights in the rain &#8230; and he locks himself in the car and demands a supervisor &#8230; then continues his defense when more deputies show up &#8230; until police smash his window with bare fists and drag him out of the driver&#8217;s seat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bf537895593b8937e8f59277d633d930--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-daea1d6459b4a22c159739eebb5f7e27\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Police weren&#8217;t the only ones recording the interaction &#8230; McNeil propped his phone up in his car and started grabbing video &#8230; and his POV shows him taking a couple punches to the face.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-daea1d6459b4a22c159739eebb5f7e27--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3770d2168f2a23e7b98be23ab24879b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c7\/4by3\/2025\/07\/22\/c7db28e3adcb464980ba112f7e4a3caa_md.jpg\" alt=\"william mcneil mug shot 1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3770d2168f2a23e7b98be23ab24879b8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1c0762a22034fe6f054dae8d31f51e39\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">McNeil was arrested and his mug shot shows him with a busted lip.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1c0762a22034fe6f054dae8d31f51e39--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4e23676e9f41e4878a28bdf35dd3f097\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The arrest report says he was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer without violence. Sheriff Waters says McNeil pleaded guilty to and was adjudicated guilty of resisting a police officer without violence and driving on a suspended driver&#8217;s license.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4e23676e9f41e4878a28bdf35dd3f097--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cc7a42be4e4cd6cc7986d8ebef3b69d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/4by3\/2025\/07\/22\/e2406f1ae65c44a2a1a895ee47850e85_md.jpg\" alt=\"072225-william-mcneil-traffic-stop-pov-v2\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cc7a42be4e4cd6cc7986d8ebef3b69d6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3fa3b84b711244c9f489127a9013219c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The Sheriff says prosecutors determined none of the officers involved in the traffic stop violated criminal law &#8230; though the incident is under administrative review to determine if any JSO policies were violated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3fa3b84b711244c9f489127a9013219c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3d98211cb9769fd2f903d637bfef5e28\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Officer Bowers was identified as the deputy who smashed the window and punched McNeil and and Sheriff Waters says Bowers has been stripped of his law enforcement authority.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3d98211cb9769fd2f903d637bfef5e28--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-12fcbf4dd9a4ab776362cf7bdbdca744\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8b\/4by3\/2025\/07\/22\/8b73c486e0e24ec1b91b963ad8b49a25_md.jpg\" alt=\"072225-william-mcneil-traffic-stop-pov-v3\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-12fcbf4dd9a4ab776362cf7bdbdca744--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-30e3b801cfa3407a7a0da66361790c1c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">One of McNeil&#8217;s attorneys, <strong>Harry Daniels<\/strong>, tells TMZ \u2026 &#8220;He simply asks for a supervisor and then they break his window and beat him yet, somehow, the report failed to mention that. I don\u2019t know which is worse, that this officer clearly tried to justify his illegal brutality with this fabrication or that his supervisors signed off on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-30e3b801cfa3407a7a0da66361790c1c--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/.article__blocks--><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 --><!-- end: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office via Storyful McNeil questions deputies who told him he was being pulled over for not using his headlights in the rain &#8230; and he locks himself in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31553,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31551\/revisions\/31553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}