A Florida police officer who was suspended after punching a driver in the face during a traffic stop will not face criminal charges for his actions, prosecutors say.
William McNeil Jr took a video of himself sitting in his car as an officer smashed his window, hit him and dragged him to the ground in footage that circulated widely online.
In a report released by the State Attorney's Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, prosecutors determined the officer, D Bowers, had not committed any crimes.
"Officer Bowers conducted a lawful traffic stop and gave McNeil 12 individual lawful commands, which McNeil refused to obey," the report says.
After the video spread online in July, police released bodycam footage that showed Mr McNeil, 22, refusing demands to exit the vehicle after being told he had been pulled over for traffic violations.
