NYPD sergeant who supervised officer fired this week for role in the death of Eric Garner will not face a departmental disciplinary trial. The sergeant will be docked 20 vacation days for failure to properly supervise former officer Daniel Pantaleo.
An NYPD sergeant who supervised an officer fired this week for causing the death of Eric Garner will not face a departmental disciplinary trial and officials said all disciplinary actions stemming from the incident have now been concluded.
Adonis had pleaded guilty to departmental charges and accepted the loss of her vacation days, eliminating the need for a departmental trial, officials said.Kaye said that at the time of the confrontation with Garner on July 17, 2014 -- when he was accused of selling untaxed cigarettes in the city's Staten Island borough -- Adonis was a newly-promoted sergeant, had no prior disciplinary history and had received positive evaluations on her prior and current assignments.
"If I was still a cop, I'd probably be mad at me ... [but] it's my responsibility as police commissioner to look out for the city,” O'Neill said. O'Neill said Pantaleo initially used justifiable force when Garner resisted arrest but erred when he kept Garner in the chokehold once the two men tumbled to the ground.
Prior to his termination, Pantaleo, 35, of Staten Island, had been on desk duty while collecting an annual salary of more than $97,000, according to public records. He said the Garner family wants"all of the officers involved in Eric's case to be brought to justice," including a lieutenant, NYPD Lt. Christopher Bannon, who texted another officer that Garner's death was"not a big deal."Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said the committee will hold hearings in the fall to"strengthen police-community relations.
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