Friday (August 5, 2022), an all-new “Dateline NBC” Year-Long ‘Dateline’ Investigation Reveals New Details & Looks at Warning Signs the Maryland Town Received About Officer at Center of Case
The August 5 “Dateline NBC” episode airs at 10PM ET/9PM CT. Anchor Lester Holt will report on Anton Black, a 19-year-old Black man who died in 2018 while being taken into police custody in Maryland. The one-hour special, entitled What Happened to Anton Black?, investigates the warning signs the town of Greensboro, Maryland received about Thomas Webster, the officer who initially chased Black after receiving a 911 call that Black had been dragging another boy down the street, unaware that the two boys had known each other for years. . You can watch previous episodes at NBC and Peacock. For more Dateline, check out the official podcast.
During the broadcast, Anton’s parents and sister open up about his death, which occurred after Webster, two additional police officers and a bystander restrained him on his front porch. Also features an interview with Jason Johnson, the president of The Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund.
Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is now in its 30th season.