May 06, 2015 · The Election in Which Eric Garner's Death Didn't Matter. District Attorney Dan Donovan sailed to victory in a special race for Congress on Staten Island, and the police-violence case was hardly an...
Jul 16, 2019 · July 17 marks five years since Eric Garner's death at the hands of NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo was captured on a viral cell phone video and seen around the world.
Dec 04, 2014 · Judge Stephen Rooney released the material Thursday after Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan asked if he could speak on the secret proceeding. Reaction to Eric Garner grand jury 58 ...
Aug 19, 2019 · While calling Garner’s death a tragedy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, Richard Donoghue, said the evidence “does not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Officer Pantaleo acted in ...
During that CCRB hearing, Garner's mother and supporters sat inside the small courtroom within police headquarters in lower Manhattan to hear Pantaleo's attorney, Stuart London, charge that Garner caused his own death because of his weight and heart disease.
Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, joins others during a news conference outside of Police Headquarters in Manhattan to protest during the police disciplinary hearing for Officer Daniel Pantaleo on May 21, 2019, in New York. Since Eric Garner's death, his mother, a retired transit train operator, also became an activist and wrote a book, ...
The incident on July 17, 2014, was one of the first to capture a seemingly minor interaction with police escalate out of control, and it served as a renewed catalyst for the national movement against police brutality.
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP. New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo leaves his house in Staten Island, N.Y., on May 13, 2019.
London maintains that Pantaleo did not use an illegal chokehold, but a takedown method called a "seatbelt.". Pantaleo, 33, did not testify during the hearing; instead, his lawyers submitted 75 pages of his interview with IAB for the department's consideration.
The decision followed an administrative judge’s verdict after Pantaleo’s departmental disciplinary trial. “It is clear that Daniel Pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer,” O’Neill said, adding that he took “no pleasure” in the firing. Here’s what to know about the case.
While calling Garner’s death a tragedy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, Richard Donoghue, said the evidence “does not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Officer Pantaleo acted in willful violation of federal law.”. Nationwide, police officers are rarely indicted for killing civilians, whether accidentally or intentionally.
A month after Garner’s death on Staten Island, then Richmond County District Attorney Daniel Donovan failed to secure an indictment against Pantaleo. Since then, Garner’s supporters’ hopes for accountability have hinged on an ongoing federal investigation launched in 2014 by the Justice Department.
In December 2017, Garner’s daughter Erica, who fiercely fought for justice for her father, died suddenly.
Death Classified as a Homicide The city medical examiner concludes that Mr. Garner died from the chokehold and the compression of his chest by officers. Mr. Garner’s death is classified a homicide -- meaning that he died at the hands of other persons, not that a crime was necessarily committed.
In Ferguson, Mo., an unarmed black 18-year-old, Michael Brown, is fatally shot by a police officer during a confrontation. More than two weeks of riots, looting and other unrest ensue.