The attorneys for Will McNeil Jr., the man at the center of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office traffic stop that went viral and prompted outrage and investigation, are calling for a United States Department of Justice investigation.

Civil rights attorneys Benjamin Crump and Harry Daniels are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to get involved in the investigation of the man at the center of a viral traffic stop video that shows a Jacksonville police officer striking his face before pulling him from his vehicle.

Lawyers for William McNeil Jr. held a news conference on Tuesday in Chicago to address what they called new evidence in the case of the viral video of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office traffic stop that turned violent

A video that quickly went viral on Sunday, showing a 22-year-old man being hit by police during a traffic stop, has raised questions about drivers’ rights when being pulled over by police.