Standing with civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels, William McNeil Jr. spoke publicly for the first time since his February 19 arrest.

William McNeil Jr. spoke Wednesday alongside his attorneys, Ben Crump and Harry Daniels, for the first time since his February traffic stop arrest went viral.

A Black college student is still recovering after being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law officers during a traffic stop in February. His lawyers said Wednesday that William McNeil

William McNeil Jr., a 22-year-old Black man, was pulled over by Jacksonville officer D. Bowers in February. McNeil used his phone to capture footage of the traffic stop, which went viral this month on social media.

William McNeil Jr., a 22-year-old Black man, spoke publicly for the first time after a viral video showed McNeil forcibly taken out of his car by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officers.

Jacksonville police are investigating a viral video showing an officer punching William McNeil Jr. during a traffic stop, with Sheriff T.K. Waters stating during a media briefing that the force was "ugly" but not unlawful.

William McNeil, Jr., the 22-year-old Florida man whose violent arrest by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies was caught in a viral video, addressed the incident publicly for the first time during a press conference on Wednesday morning. McNeil began his brief remarks by thanking those who supported him, then turned to the Feb. 19 incident.

A Black man was beaten by a white officer in Jacksonville, Fla., during a traffic stop. The sheriff’s office said that it was reviewing the episode.