Attorneys claim 'new evidence' shows officer pointed gun at man in viral arrest
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Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels will hold a news conference Tuesday morning in Chicago to “reveal new evidence.”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The attorneys for 22-year-old William McNeil Jr., the man seen in a now-viral Jacksonville traffic stop arrest, say “new evidence” will show that one of the officers involved held McNeil at gunpoint.

Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels said in a press release Monday that a news conference will be held Tuesday morning in Chicago to “reveal new evidence.”

McNeil was pulled over for an alleged headlight and seatbelt violation on Feb. 19, 2025. While traffic-related charges in the case were dropped, McNeil pleaded guilty to minor drug possession and resisting an officer without violence the day after his arrest.

Cellphone video of his arrest, which went viral months later, showed a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police officer break McNeil’s driver’s side window before punching him once in the face. McNeil was then pulled from the car and forced to the ground by multiple officers.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said the officers involved have been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but an internal review to determine if the officers violated JSO policy is ongoing. Officer Donald Bowers, the officer seen in the viral video punch McNeil in the head, has been stripped of his authority pending the outcome of the investigation.

Bodycam video of the incident showed McNeil refusing to exit his vehicle and provide his license and registration to the arresting officer. 

Waters has contended that the cellphone video of the incident doesn’t show the whole traffic stop and noted that McNeil’s refusal to comply with the officer’s commands warranted his arrest. 

The news conference is slated for Tuesday, 11 a.m. Central Time at a Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Crump, Daniels and Sue-Ann Robinson will join McNeil and his family to share their remarks. 

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