Well-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump is set to represent a Jacksonville mother at the center of a violent encounter with a police officer.
A Black student who was dragged from his car by Florida law enforcement officers during a traffic stop in Jacksonville has filed a lawsuit.
The attorneys for Will McNeil Jr., the man at the center of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office traffic stop that went viral and prompted outrage and investigation, are calling for a United States Department of Justice investigation.
After the State Attorney’s Office (SAO) on Wednesday released a 16-page investigative report revealing new details surrounding the arrest of William McNeil Jr., Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters responded to questions raised by the report.
Civil rights attorneys Benjamin Crump and Harry Daniels are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to get involved in the investigation of the man at the center of a viral traffic stop video that shows a Jacksonville police officer striking his face before pulling him from his vehicle.
The State Attorney’s Office (SAO) on Wednesday released a 60-page investigative report revealing new details surrounding the arrest of William McNeil Jr., the man whose controversial confrontation with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office that was captured on video drew national attention.
A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car.
A Black-led Jacksonville grassroots organization that says it was created to fight for justice and liberation is calling for the State Attorney’s Office to reopen its investigation into the police officers involved in the viral February traffic stop of Will McNeil Jr.
Lawyers for William McNeil Jr. held a news conference on Tuesday in Chicago to address what they called new evidence in the case of the viral video of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office traffic stop that turned violent
Lawyers for William McNeil Jr. will hold a news conference on Tuesday in Chicago to address what they’re calling new evidence in the case of the viral video of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office traffic stop that turned violent.
The citation figures obtained by The Tributary suggest that Black drivers are scrutinized far more closely than white motorists.
The 22-year-old Jacksonville man who was shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office during a February traffic stop will speak to the public on Wednesday.
A Black college student is still recovering after being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law officers during a traffic stop in February.
Tuesday night’s town hall, held in District 4 on Jacksonville’s Westside, marked Sheriff T.K. Waters’ first public appearance since Monday’s news conference, where he announced that officers involved in the viral arrest of William McNeil Jr. did not violate agency policies.
A video of Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has caused national outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has launched an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred in February, but was shown in a video posted to social media early Sunday morning.
