PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A third attorney is joining the defense team for Michael Drejka, the suspect at the center of a controversial shooting at a Clearwater convenience store.

Wil Flores said he is now one of the three attorneys representing Drejka.

He said he normally defends clients in personal injury cases. Now he’s on the case of his career, and one of the biggest cases in the country, alongside high-profile attorneys John Trevena and Bryant Camereno.

Drejka is facing manslaughter charges in the shooting of Markeis McGlockton, a case that the Pinellas County sheriff originally said was a stand your ground case.

Flores said he may have only been practicing law for five years, but he’s eager to learn and brings a lot to the case.

“Another set of eyes. I mean if I gotta get coffee or carry files, I’ll do that,” Flores said. “If I can help them formulate arguments and help them out with writing motions and briefs and stuff like that, I’ll do that. I’m kinda willing to do whatever I gotta do to learn.”

Flores said he has to get caught up on everything in this case. But like most people, he heard about the shooting in the media and watched that surveillance video that captured it.

“Viewing this in the lens of a criminal defense attorney and a Stetson criminal defense attorney, I know that the court of public opinion doesn’t apply to the burden of proof that a court does, and that everyone would be looking at this through the lens of the camera that’s about 20 feet away and maybe 10 feet in the air,” Flores said. “When what really matters is how this case and horrible situation is viewed from the eyes of Mr. Drejka from the ground looking up.”

Flores joins this team of attorneys who have been plagued by controversy from the start. Defense attorney Lysa Clifton was accused of soliciting Michael Drejka to become her client, sparking a Florida bar investigation. She also reportedly made a Facebook post calling the case a [expletive] show. Clifton was eventually fired by Drejka and arrested for a DUI shortly after.

The case’s lead investigator from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office, George Moffett, was also fired for reportedly showing up to a crime scene drunk.

Flores admits he’s not perfect. He had a DUI arrest of his own from last year, but he said it has nothing to do with this case. He said his client, just like every client, deserves a proper defense.

Flores said he’s also representing Michael Drejka in an eviction case.