Overview

• Officer D. Bowers was removed from frontline duty as the sheriff’s office launched an administrative investigation over a February traffic stop captured on dashboard video.
• The State Attorney’s Office concluded no criminal charges despite not reviewing the moment of the punch, ruling that officers did not violate state law.
• Released bodycam footage covers parts of the encounter but omits the window smash and initial punch seen only on McNeil’s cellphone recording.
• William McNeil Jr. pleaded guilty to resisting an officer without violence and driving on a suspended license and suffered a chipped tooth, stitches, a concussion and memory issues.
• Civil rights lawyers Ben Crump and Harry Daniels filed a federal suit alleging excessive force and disputing key details in the official arrest report.