A Jacksonville, Florida, sheriff's deputy seen on video striking a motorist in the face during an arrest that began with a traffic stop will not face criminal charges in connection with the Feb. 19 incident, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. The announcement, in the case involving 22-year-old William McNeil Jr., came in an 16-page memo released by the state attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Clay, Duval, and Nassau counties in Florida. "The State Attorney's Office has reviewed this matter to determine whether any of Officer [D.] Bowers' actions constitute a crime. We conclude they do not," the memo stated. "Officer Bowers conducted a lawful traffic stop and gave McNeil 12 individual lawful commands, which McNeil refused to obey. Repeatedly requesting a supervisor a

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