Joliet Sergeant Placed On Desk Duty After Exposing Alleged Cover-Up

AMERICA PROTESTS POLICE MISCONDUCT
In this June 7, 2020, file photo, protesters participate in a Black Lives Matter rally on Mount Washington overlooking downtown Pittsburgh, to protest the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. In recent years, there have been dozens of examples of officers who had numerous complaints against them of excessive force, harassment or other misconduct before they were accused of killing someone on duty. Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo
AMERICA PROTESTS POLICE MISCONDUCT
In this June 7, 2020, file photo, protesters participate in a Black Lives Matter rally on Mount Washington overlooking downtown Pittsburgh, to protest the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. In recent years, there have been dozens of examples of officers who had numerous complaints against them of excessive force, harassment or other misconduct before they were accused of killing someone on duty. Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo

Joliet Sergeant Placed On Desk Duty After Exposing Alleged Cover-Up

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A Joliet police sergeant was placed on leave and stripped of police duties Monday after blowing the whistle on the death of a man held in police custody.

CBS Chicago’s Dave Savini joins Reset with details of his ongoing investigation of the alleged cover-up in the death of Eric Lurry.

GUEST: Dave Savini, investigative reporter at CBS Chicago