JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man plans to file a lawsuit against the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) following an incident where he was shot in the leg with his own gun during a Dec. 13 traffic stop on Main Street near 27th Street.

Jason Arrington, who was 39 years old at the time of the accidental shooting, held a news conference at 11 a.m. Friday alongside Attorney Kay Harper Williams, a partner at The Witherspoon Law Group, to provide an update and recall what transpired ahead of the shooting.

The incident occurred on Dec. 13, when Arrington was stopped after running a red light. Arrington disclosed to the officers who pulled him over — a man and a woman — that he was carrying a firearm.

According to Arrington, officers instructed him to exit his vehicle so the weapon could be removed.

While Arrington complied with being “frisked” and informed the officers of the personal gun ahead of time, a female officer reportedly tugged on his holster from his waistband multiple times, causing his firearm to discharge.

She tugged on the gun the first time, and then she tugged again,” Arrington said. “And that’s when I told her, ‘Hey, just let me unloosen my belt because it’s tight.’ And I guess, I don’t know, she might have got nervous or whatever, but she pulled harder two more times, and that’s when the gun, it discharged.

The man was legally permitted to have the gun, JSO said in a previous update.

The bullet struck Arrington in his upper thigh and came out his inner thigh on his right side, leaving him with lasting physical impairments that affect his ability to work as a crane operator, Arrington said.

“It messed with me as far as me working and stuff,” Arrington said. “Certain things in my job I can’t do no more, perform, like getting up on equipment and stuff, different things. I have to get on top of trains and unload stuff, forklift, crane, whatever I have to do at my job. It’s kind of hard for me to do it. I can do it, but it’s challenging, like real bad.”

Attorney Kay Harper Williams said they are pursuing legal action and said Arrington’s civil rights were violated. She added that Arrington was cooperating and posed no threat during the stop.