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.

In a statement released hours after the SAO released its memo, the attorneys say the memo is “little more than an attempt to justify the actions of Officer D.J. Bowers,” while noting that the office’s findings were expected after Sheriff T.K. Waters’ announcement three weeks ago, where he revealed that no criminal charges would be levied upon the officers seen in the video.

The attorneys add that the SAO has still not interviewed William McNeil Jr., even three weeks after Crump called the lack of conta

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