Roy Magnuson, the spokesman, provided a statement that he said Mr. Lydon gave to investigators. Officers said it had lasted longer — affecting one shift two days later — and that not enough had been done in response. Mr. Magnuson said the Sheriff’s Office was opening an internal investigation into that claim. Image Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the killing of Mr. Floyd. When the sergeant pointed to two white officers, Mr. Lydon seemed satisfied, said the sergeant, who is a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve and has worked at the jail for more than a decade.

Source: New York Times June 21, 2020 21:24 UTC