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NYPD union head speaks out against sergeant’s discipline in Garner death
Criminal Defense
The Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) slammed the New York Police Department’s decision to take away the vacation time of a police supervisor who faced disciplinary charges associated with the banned chokehold death of Eric Garner. NYPD Sgt. Kizzy Adonis was accused of failing to properly supervise officers when she arrived at the scene of the…
NYPD officer faces disciplinary trial over man’s chokehold death
Breath Test Refusal
An NYPD officer will face a departmental disciplinary trial in May 2019 for alleged use of excessive force that led to the death of an unarmed black man. Officer Daniel Pantaleo was accused of recklessly and intentionally placing 43-year-old Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold during a 2014 confrontation over untaxed cigarette sales. Garner could…