JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Attorneys representing the man at the heart of a now viral Jacksonville traffic stop announced the filing of a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the City of Jacksonville, as well as the Jacksonville Sheriff.

Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump, Harry Daniels, and Gerald Griggs announced at The Sanctuary at Mount Calvary on Wednesday afternoon, alongside William McNeil Jr. that the lawsuit had been filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, Ofc. D.J. Bowers, Ofc. D. Miller, and the City of Jacksonville.

McNeil was shown in a that shows him being punched in the head by Jacksonville Sheriff's officers.

According to Duval County Court records, William McNeil was cited for driving without his headli

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