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LVMPD Body Cam Footage in Michael Bennett Incident Released

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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released footage Friday from the body cam of an officer involved with the detainment of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett in Las Vegas on Aug. 26.

Sheriff Joseph Lombardo played the videos in front of reporters and offered his thoughts, as well as the results of an internal investigation.

Per Mike Shoro of the Las Vegas Review Journal, Lombardo said officers had "reasonable suspicion" to stop Bennett and said he didn't believe race was a factor.

According to 8 News Now, Lombardo said Bennett was detained for 17 minutes and that an officer apologized to him upon his release.