William McNeil, a 22-year-old Black college student who was violently pulled from his car and beaten by officers during a traffic stop, is suing the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
On Wednesday (September 10), McNeil filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that Jacksonville officers violated his rights during the February traffic stop, which he says left him with a traumatic brain injury, facial injuries, and long-term emotional trauma, per HuffPost.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, names Officer D. Bowers, Officer D. Miller, Sheriff T.K. Waters, the City of Jacksonville, and Duval County as defendants, accusing them of excessive force, racial profiling, and failing to train and discipline officers appropriately…