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A Jacksonville Police officer was stripped of his duty after a video of an arrest went viral. FOX 35s Marlisa Goldsmith has the latest after the police department released their bodycam footage of the arrest.

The Brief

Prosecutors declined to charge Jacksonville Officer D. Bowers, saying his actions during the arrest of William McNeil were lawful.

Despite viral video showing violence, officials cited bodycam footage showing McNeil ignored commands.

McNeil’s lawyers criticized the decision and called for a federal investigation.

Prosecutors will take "no further action" against a Florida sheriff’s officer in the arrest of a Black college student pulled from his car and beaten by officers during a Februar

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