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A Florida police officer who made headlines in July for punching a driver in a traffic stop has been cleared.
Prosecutors determined that Officer D Bowers did not commit any crimes despite footage of the incident circulating online.
The driver, William McNeil Jr, took a video of himself sitting in his car as an officer smashed his window, punched him, and pinned him on the ground.
A second angle of the incident was also released, showing the police officer having a conversation with McNeil about the reason he was pulled over.
Users on social media though, had a lot to say about the situation, though they hold no power.
The State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida though, do.
In a report, the Office stated: “Officer Bowers conducted a lawful traffic stop and gave McNeil 12 individual lawful commands, which McNeil refused to obey.”
