JUST IN: NYPD departmental judge recommends officer Daniel Pantaleo be fired over his role in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, officials tell ABC News.
An NYPD departmental judge has recommended that Officer Daniel Pantaleo be fired for his involvement in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, multiple officials told ABC News.
The final decision on Pantaleo's fate rests with Police Commissioner James O’Neill. His decision is expected in the coming week or two, per the policy guiding civil service disciplinary decisions. The encounter was filmed by Garner’s friend Ramsey Orta, and Garner's dying words,"I can't breath," became a national slogan for protests on police brutality on minorities.The use of the chokehold was banned by the NYPD in 1993. An internal investigation in January 2015 found that Pantaleo used a chokehold in his attempt to arrest Garner.
An autopsy administered by the city's medical examiner found that Garner died from events triggered by the alleged chokehold that ended with a fatal asthma attack.
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