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Officer Cleared in Traffic Stop; Driver Faces Charges

8/15/2025

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Florida prosecutors found Officer D. Bowers not guilty of criminal wrongdoing in a traffic stop incident.
Bodycam footage revealed that driver William McNeil ignored several commands to exit his vehicle.
McNeil pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and driving with a suspended license.
His legal team is requesting a federal investigation into the incident.

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Florida prosecutors found Officer D. Bowers not guilty of criminal wrongdoing in a traffic stop incident.
Bodycam footage revealed that driver William McNeil ignored several commands to exit his vehicle.
McNeil pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and driving with a suspended license.
His legal team is requesting a federal investigation into the incident.