Pr. George's Jail Guard Meets With Investigators

She declined to say whether that staffing arrangement was in place the morning of White's death. The two sources have mentioned only Davis, Hardesty and McIntosh as being assigned to the unit and the control booth.

McDonough said she believes investigators are canvassing a much larger pool of jail employees than just those on duty the morning of June 29. She said she was interviewed last week, and she noted that White's stay in the Corrections Center spanned four shifts.

"They're really taking it very slowly and thoroughly," she said.

No jail employees have been suspended, she said. McDonough said state police are not providing jail administrators with updates of their work.

Col. Terrence B. Sheridan, head of the state police, said in an interview that his department is working to complete a thorough investigation as soon as possible. "We're at it full-bore," he said.

Robinson, the attorney, said Hardesty, a Calvert County resident, did not usually work in the control booth but had been stationed there the day White died to relieve someone else.

Robinson said he had previously advised Hardesty not to speak to police because Hardesty had been identified as a "person of interest." He said he was unsure whether Hardesty was still a person of interest but said he was "highly confident" that his client would not be charged.

Because Findley was white and White was African American, the events have been seen by some in a racial context. Among the three guards, only Hardesty is white.

"As you might imagine, him being possibly the only white guy being implicated in a case like this, it's been a nightmare for him," he said. "The only thing he's guilty of is being at work that day."

At his Anne Arundel County apartment Monday night, McIntosh said little before referring questions to his attorney and the union leader.

"It's wrong. It's wrong," he said when asked if he was in close proximity to White's cell. He declined to elaborate except to say: "Sir, I have nothing to do with this. Okay?"

His mother, Yolanda McIntosh, said he grew up in the Brooklyn, N.Y., and has a daughter who lives in Staten Island.

A woman who answered the door at an address listed in public records as Davis's residence declined to give her name but identified herself as his mother. She said she would relay a message to Davis but declined to provide any contact information for him.

According to the jail employee, Davis has a solid reputation as an officer. Davis played football for two years at the University of Virginia and at Largo High School, the source said.

Glenn F. Ivey, the county state's attorney, said yesterday that investigators were making progress, but he cautioned that officials have "a ways to go before drawing conclusions."

Staff writers Rosalind S. Helderman and James Hohmann and staff researcher Meg Smith contributed to this report.