An Alabama city is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit on behalf of a man who was shown being tased while in handcuffs in a viral video.

A man has filed a $20 million federal civil rights lawsuit against police officers in Pickens County, Alabama, saying he was repeatedly and wrongly shocked with a Taser.

Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, was arrested on felony charges of aggravated assault, filing a false report and misdemeanor third-degree battery.

A police sergeant who punched a man while he was in a cell has been sacked for gross misconduct. Rhodri Davies, 45, of South Wales Police, used unnecessary, disproportionate and unreasonable force against Tariq Evans in October 2022.

The lawsuit highlights the excessive force, deliberate indifference, malicious prosecution and wrongful detainment” of Micah Washington, said his attorney.