Attorneys for an Alabama man who was hit with a stun gun while he was handcuffed and face down on the hood of an officer’s police car have filed a $20 million lawsuit against the city of Reform and two officers.

“The lawsuit highlights the excessive force, deliberate indifference, malicious prosecution and wrongful detainment and arrest” of Micah Washinton, who is now 25, and two others, said attorney Leroy Maxell Jr.

The suit is filed on behalf of Washington, his friend Jacorien Henry, and Washington’s brother, Shakeem, who was 17 at the time. It names as defendants the city, Reform police Officer Dana Elmore and her husband, former Pickens County Sheriff’s Deputy Jody Elmore.

Reform city and police officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The ordeal began Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, when Washington was changing a flat tire on a Pickens County roadway, not far from his aunt’s house, Maxwell said. Washington and others were going back and forth to the house to get equipment needed to change the tire when Dana Elmore stopped to question Johnson.

Maxwell said the officer asked him what was going on and asked him for identification. Washington told the officer he was not doing anything wrong, knew his rights and didn’t have to provide that information if he wasn’t detained.

Washington pulled out his phone to start recording and Elmore used a stun gun on Washington, which caused him to drop to the ground. He was then handcuffed.

What happened next was caught on the now-viral video recorded by one of Washington’s family members.

The video began with Dana Elmore ordering Washing to “stand up” after he was handcuffed in the roadway in Pickens County.

She then told him to lay down on the front of a vehicle, which he did face down.

The officer then held a stun gun to Washington’s back while she went through his pockets. She told him to “stay still” at which point he said, “I ain’t doing shit, bro. I got a gun right there.”

Dana Elmore laughed as she retrieves the gun and says, “Oh yea.”

She then deployed the stun gun directly into Washington’s back, telling him to “shut the (expletive) up” as he screams.

Washington then began to cry, repeatedly saying, “Oh my God.”

The officer then said, “Do you want it again?” as Washington continued to cry. “Shut your bitch ass up,’’ the officer says.

That’s where the video ended.

Reform police Chief Richard Black and Mayor Melody Davis in a previous statement said Dana Elmore was placed on leave with pay. They have not provided any update since then on her employment status.

Washington was initially charged with trafficking fentanyl, obstructing government operations, resisting arrest and first-degree possession of marijuana. The trafficking charge was later dismissed.

His friend, Jacorien Henry, was also arrested but all of his charges were dismissed.

“We fully expect the remaining charges against Mr. Washington to be dismissed as well,’’ Maxwell said Tuesday.

Maxwell said there needs to be accountability for the officers.

“They must be held accountable for the irreparable physical, mental and emotional injuries they caused,’’ he said. “My clients are clear victims of police misconduct, racial bias, and systemic racism.”

“They were targeted for simply existing as African American men,’’ he said.