William McNeil, Jr., whose violent arrest by deputies in Jacksonville, Florida, sheriff's has gone viral, tells ABC News' Linsey Davis what was going through his mind as the incident unfolded.

William McNeil, a 24-year-old Florida man, spoke to ABC News about his violent encounter with Jacksonville police officers on Feb. 19. The student was pulled over for what authorities

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

Attorneys for William McNeil Jr., 22, say he’ll be joined by family and community members for a news conference Wednesday morning.

William McNeil Jr. and his attorneys claimed he experienced fear during a violent traffic stop by Jacksonville police.

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.

A cellphone video shows a Jacksonville sheriff's officer punching a Black man in the face during a traffic stop in February.

A Florida man whose video of being punched by officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office went viral on social media has hired civil rights attorneys Harry Daniels and Ben Crump.