Phillip Jackson is a social justice reporter with HuffPost. Before this, he worked as a criminal justice reporter with the Baltimore Sun. Jackson has appeared on MSNBC with Lawrence O'Donnell and has worked in Philadelphia and Memphis covering policing, race and protests. Phillip can be reached at phillip.jackson@huffpost.
Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old Black man, died in police custody in Canton, Ohio after an officer knelt on his back, causing him to become unresponsive, graphic body camera
The officers grab Tyson, who can be heard telling them to “get the sheriff,” and force him to the ground. Tyson continues shouting, saying the officers are trying to kill him. One officer can be heard threatening to pepper spray Tyson while they attempt to handcuff him, but another officer tells him not to.
A police statement released Thursday made no mention of the length of time between when Tyson was handcuffed and when police began resuscitation attempts.
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