Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“A Florida police officer who was suspended after punching a driver in the face during a traffic stop will not face criminal charges for his actions, prosecutors say. William McNeil Jr took a video of himself sitting in his car as an officer smashed his window, hit him and dragged him to the ground in footage that circulated widely online. In a report released by the State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, prosecutors determined the officer, D Bowers, had not committed any crimes. ‘Officer Bowers conducted a lawful traffic stop and gave McNeil 12 individual lawful commands, which McNeil refused to obey,’ the report says.” (08/14/25)