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07-19-2014, 06:37 PM
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A New York City man is dead after an attempted arrest went horribly wrong, with police triggering a heart attack when placing the man in a chokehold and hitting his head on a sidewalk.
According to the New York Daily News, at least five New York Police Department officers took 43-year-old Eric Garner, a Staten Island father of six, to the ground in an attempted arrest on Staten Island. One put Garner in a chokehold that caused Garner – who suffered from asthma – to lose consciousness and reportedly go into cardiac arrest. He was declared dead at the Richmond University Medical Center.
The incident – much of which was caught on film by a witness – began when NYPD officers questioned Garner about selling untaxed cigarettes. According to Ramsey Orta, the 22-year-old who recorded the footage, Garner had just broken up a fight that took place in the area when police walked up and said they saw him selling cigarettes.
Police told the Associated Press that Garner had a history of run-ins with the law. He has been arrested 31 times since 1988 for infractions such as drug possession, assault, and selling untaxed cigarettes. Most recently, he was arrested in May for peddling cigarettes, but on this occasion Garner insisted he did nothing wrong.
“I didn’t do s---!” the 6-foot-4 Garner can be heard saying in the video, which was obtained by the Daily News. “I was just minding my own business.”
“Every time you see me you want to mess with me. I’m tired of it. It stops today!” he yelled.
In the video, officers can be seen moving in to arrest Garner while he tells them not to touch him. At this point, an office can be seen placing Garner in a chokehold from behind and multiple other officers moving in and helping to take him to the ground. Once down, an officer can be seen pressing Garner’s head against the pavement, with Garner yelling multiple times, “I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!”
Shortly afterwards, the man stops moving and stops responding.
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A New York City man is dead after an attempted arrest went horribly wrong, with police triggering a heart attack when placing the man in a chokehold and hitting his head on a sidewalk.
According to the New York Daily News, at least five New York Police Department officers took 43-year-old Eric Garner, a Staten Island father of six, to the ground in an attempted arrest on Staten Island. One put Garner in a chokehold that caused Garner – who suffered from asthma – to lose consciousness and reportedly go into cardiac arrest. He was declared dead at the Richmond University Medical Center.
The incident – much of which was caught on film by a witness – began when NYPD officers questioned Garner about selling untaxed cigarettes. According to Ramsey Orta, the 22-year-old who recorded the footage, Garner had just broken up a fight that took place in the area when police walked up and said they saw him selling cigarettes.
Police told the Associated Press that Garner had a history of run-ins with the law. He has been arrested 31 times since 1988 for infractions such as drug possession, assault, and selling untaxed cigarettes. Most recently, he was arrested in May for peddling cigarettes, but on this occasion Garner insisted he did nothing wrong.
“I didn’t do s---!” the 6-foot-4 Garner can be heard saying in the video, which was obtained by the Daily News. “I was just minding my own business.”
“Every time you see me you want to mess with me. I’m tired of it. It stops today!” he yelled.
In the video, officers can be seen moving in to arrest Garner while he tells them not to touch him. At this point, an office can be seen placing Garner in a chokehold from behind and multiple other officers moving in and helping to take him to the ground. Once down, an officer can be seen pressing Garner’s head against the pavement, with Garner yelling multiple times, “I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!”
Shortly afterwards, the man stops moving and stops responding.
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