A Washington, D.C., resident filed a lawsuit Thursday after he was handcuffed and briefly detained last month for protesting members of the National Guard patrolling D.C. neighborhoods by playing “The Imperial March” from the "Star Wars" franchise.

In a suit filed in federal court, attorneys for Sam O’Hara, 35, of Washington, said he would regularly protest the National Guard’s presence by walking several feet behind them and playing the march also known as "Darth Vader's Theme," from "The Empire Strikes Back," the second film in the "Star Wars" series, when he saw them in the community.

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“Using his phone and sometimes a small speaker, he played The Imperial March as he walked, keeping the music at a volume that

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