Sunday, August 3, 2014

Man Who Taped Asthmatic New Yorker's Chokehold Death Arrested

Ramsey Orta, 22, was arrested Sunday night for gun related charges, the New York Police Department said.



The Rev. Al Sharpton introduces Ramsey Orta at the funeral of Eric Garner at Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklyn on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.


AP Photo/New York Daily News, Julia Xanthos, Pool


Ramsey Orta was arrested for two counts of criminal possession of a fire arm on Sunday night in Staten Island, only a few blocks from where he videotaped police placing an asthmatic man in a chokehold, who died shortly afterwards.



New York Daily News / Via nydailynews.com


The NYPD officer who placed Garner in the chokehold was stripped of his gun and badge and four ambulance workers were suspended without pay.




View Entire List ›






from BuzzFeed - Breaking http://ift.tt/WVykPW

No comments:

Post a Comment