A Prince George’s County, Maryland, man whose viral video of a confrontation with a group at a dump in Haywood County drew outrage and polarized viewers has said he will file a federal civil rights lawsuit against several parties, including Haywood County Sheriff Bill Wilke.
Mosely Matheson, managing partner at Matheson and Associates, who represents the man who shot the video, Joseph Joines, led off the media event, held in a conference room in the Marriott Raleigh City Center Wednesday afternoon, about 270 miles from the site of the incident. Matheson said that he was appalled by the “intimidation tactics” used against his client, as well as how the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office responded.
Not only is Matheson representing Joins, but also Angelica Hindon, a Florida truck driver who claimed she was subject to abuse when Joines, allegedly trying to escape the group of men, sought refuge in her truck…