Jay Pharoah recalls violent police encounter
Former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Jay Pharoah says LAPD officers drew their guns and knelt on his neck while detaining him when he was out jogging. Michelle Miller reports.
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LAPD investigating rapper T.I.
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Police missteps at Black Lives Matter protests
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Deadly shooting at mansion party
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LAPD officer and soon-to-be father dies of COVID-19 complications
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Arrests made in death of rapper Pop Smoke
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Jay Pharoah's scary encounter with the police
Newly released security video shows LAPD officers rushing comedian Jay Pharoah with guns drawn in what turns out to be a case of mistaken identity. Pharoah talks to Gayle King about his harrowing experience, and how he thinks the police should have handled the situation.
Jay Pharoah: "Sorry" from cops who forcibly detained him "not enough"
"Why does it have to go to that extremity?" Pharoah said about an officer putting a knee on his neck.
Jay Pharoah on being stopped by police
On "CBS This Morning," comedian Jay Pharoah opens up to Gayle King about being stopped by police and the moment an officer kneeled on his neck.
Jay Pharoah releases video of LAPD officer kneeling on his neck
"I could have easily been an Ahmaud Arbery or a George Floyd," he said.
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