JUST IN: A key police official recommends that the New York Police Department terminate the officer accused of fatally choking Eric Garner, a source says
The much-awaited decision by NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado is the latest internal step in a process that will resolve Pantaleo's future with the NYPD.Officials with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the city agency charged with police oversight, and Pantaleo's attorney have about two weeks to draft responses. Police Commissioner James O'Neill gets the final say and hasn't hinted at what he may do.
Garner's widow: If cop isn't fired, it won't be pretty 00:53"There's going to be justice. I have confidence in that," de Blasio said during the debate, adding that Pantaleo's professional fate should be decided within the next 30 days."For the first time, we are not waiting on the federal Justice Department, which told the city of New York that we could not proceed because the Justice Department was pursuing their prosecution.
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