NYPD officer at center of Eric Garner choke hold case faces disciplinary trial

tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — A week-long departmental trial for Daniel Pantaleo, the New York police officer who put Eric Garner in the unauthorized choke hold that led to his death nearly five years ago on Staten Island, is set to begin this week. Garner’s final words, “I can’t breathe,” became a national rallying cry in protests …

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