Action News Jax has confirmed the State Attorney’s Office did review the cell phone video of 22-year-old William McNeil Jr’s February arrest as it mulled whether the police officers involved committed any crimes.
Despite having access to and reviewing the now-viral cell phone video showing McNeil being hit in the face at least twice by officers, State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office cleared the officers involved of any criminal charges just days after the footage was released.
“They saw everything that America is seeing and said no problem, and that is the problem,” said McNeil’s attorney Ben Crump during a press conference on Wednesday…