Sheriff T.K. Waters responds to questions raised after SAO releases report on viral JSO traffic stop

After the State Attorney’s Office (SAO) released an investigative report revealing new details surrounding the arrest of William McNeil Jr., Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters responded to questions raised by the report. Specifically, the new information that McNeil was seen parked at a house that was under active surveillance for drug activity shortly before the now viral traffic stop. Waters said that his initial news conference after McNeil’s social media post went viral was meant to get the officers’ body camera video out to the public -- to offer perspective.