The Jacksonville officer involved in a 2025 viral arrest video is back to full duty.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Friday released the details of its Internal Affairs investigation.
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Action News Jax first reported in August when the state found Officer Donald Bowers’ actions were lawful and that no criminal charges would be filed.
Here’s what we learned about Bowers’ policy violations:
- He was cleared of Unnecessary Use of Force
- JSO did find that Bowers had Failure to Conform to Work Standards. The report said that Bowers did not include his first hit to William McNeil in his report.
- He was given a Written Reprimand and JSO’s investigation is now complete.
We’ve been covering this story since the video went viral in July, several months after the February 2025 traffic stop…