Three police officers cleared in a brutal beating must now face their accuser again in court.

Former Austin Police Officers Joel Follmer, Brad Heilman and current officer Christopher Gray were caught on dash-cam video beating a suspect in September of 2005. The suspect, Ramon Hernandez, was held down on a bed of fire ants. Gray and Heilman were cleared of criminal charges by jury. Charges against Follmer were later dropped. On Monday all three will once again be defendants in court.

The last time Ramon Hernandez was in a court room, he left disappointed. But on Monday Hernandez believes his new civil case will play out much differently. Hernandez still can’t believe how the 2006 criminal case ended.

“It was pretty shocking and unbelievable,” said Ramon Hernandez. “It is to push for justice and accountability, so we can hold them responsible for what they did.”

Nearly 3 years later Hernandez will face the 3 officers again, this time in a federal court room.

The incident happened after Hernandez left the scene of an accident on Burnet Road in North Austin. The argument used during the 2006 criminal trail to justify how the arrest went down will most likely be used again during the federal civil trail. At that time, defense attorney Terry keel told the jury that, off camera, Hernandez made threatening moves and refused to cooperate. Hernandez was handcuffed and face down in an ant pile.